A Hundred Times: Ascending With The Strongest System
Chapter 56 - 55: Hell On Earth

Chapter 56: Chapter 55: Hell On Earth

Zoey’s body lied on the warms sheets of a comfortable bed, the inside of the apartment was rundown and clunky, in a mess. Papers were scattered, couches had excessive claw marks, bite marks, and the smell of rot filled the air.

’....’ Zoey’s eyes slowly opened to an unfamiliar ceiling, she was confused a bit, as she slowly rose to sit upright, glancing around the room. This wasn’t the Raging Phoenix Guild.

’Am I inside the Trial?’ Zoey thought, confused. However, the moment her eyes landed on the window, peering into the outside world, her heart sank and her eyes widened.

The sky was bathed in a deep crimson with a red sun, the sky was filled with smoke and ash, ruined buildings of once prominent towers were all over the place, a deep sense of danger and caution creeping into her body.

’.....what...the...’ Zoey thought, walking up to the window. She glanced out to get a better view, but was immediately horrified upon seeing the streets filled with mindless, rotten skinned humans walking around and releasing demonic sounds from their throats in a horrific roar.

’Zombies!?’ Zoey thought in shock, quickly backing away from the window as she stood there for a moment, reeling from shock. However, the system quickly sounded in her mind, getting her out of her shocked stupor.

[Ding! You Have Succesfully Arrived On The Second Trial Of The Tower Of Hera: Apocalypse!]

[Objective: Survive in the apocalyptic world for 24 hours. Zombies and monsters from dungeon breaks roam the world, thirsty for human blood and any source of life. With every hour that passes, the monsters, and zombies, will continue to grow slightly stronger, till they become a formidable threat.

You must survive long until the timer hits zero, the enemy’s senses will grow stronger with every hour that passes, making it more easier to pick up your presence and the blood pumping through your veins. Good luck.]

[Rewards: +1 (B)Virulent Poison Injection, +1(C+) Virulent Poison Resistance]

[Failure To Complete The Task: Death]

[Time Remaining: 23 Hours, 59 Minutes, 57 Seconds]

’Apocalypse...that makes sense. This world...is a mess.’ Zoey nodded to herself, the information provided by the system was crucial, and definetly frightening. Not only was this world invaded by the undead, but also by the breaks of dungeons that couldn’t be cleared in time, a disaster that her world would never come to pass.

’If dungeons continued to break, then the reality of this world could befall mine as well.’ Zoey thought with a sigh, clenching her fists in determination as she put on a serious expression.

’Alright, survive, 24 hours. This might not be so bad, If I can just make sure I don’t get noticed, then I should be fine!’ Zoey thought, a small smile forming on her face, but her peace was quickly disrupted as a panicked and frightened scream echoed through the streets below her.

Her eyes quickly snapping toward the source of the sound to see a shirtless man with tattered pants and shoes, run from a horde of zombies. Screaming at the top of his lungs, tears streaming from his face as he desperately tried to run from the Zombies, but they were quickly catching up, as the man was very tired from all the running.

"I don’t want to die! I don’t want to die!" The man breathed frantically, his chest rising and falling, "Ahhhh!" The man tripped on a stone, his face crashing to the ground hard, his nose breaking with a sickening crunch. He lifted his off the road slowly, the world around him a blur as he began to crawl.

"No no no...please somebody!" He looked behind him, the walking dead starting to close in on him, his tears mixed with his blood as he desperately pushed himself off the ground. "My daughters...I need to see my daughters..I won’t die yet...not now.."

The man pushed himself to run even faster, desperate to get to the school where his daughters were. He didn’t understand what could happen to the world for monsters to appear, things straight of fictional stories suddenly became a reality, tearing apart humanity.

Within minutes the city was quickly overrun by these monsters, most of the city’s population died and were devoured by these beasts, while the remaining survivors quickly hid themselves, living in hidden locations far from harm, underground, up above, wherever.

’What is he doing!!!’ Zoey thought, her eyes widening in rage at the stupidity of this man. The more he continued to scream, the more noise he’d make, and the more zombies he’d attract.

’He’s as good as dead....’ Zoey sighed with a heavy heart, the zombies were quickly increasing behind him, chasing him down, it was only a matter of time till the man’s stamina would run out, and he’d soon be.....history.

Zoey glanced at the man one last time with pity in her eyes, her heart clenching at the sight, she wanted to save him, however, she didn’t want to risk being seen either, if she continued to be undiscovered, the Trial would go off without a hitch.

’But....but....’ Zoey’s fists clenched at her sides, her arms tensing up as she fought a hard battle in herself. Normally, she wouldn’t care for the sakes of others, as the world had treated her horribly, and she learned not to trust people the hard way.

However, this world wasn’t her own, and she couldnt take her hatred on people that didn’t deserve it. She glanced at the man once more, her eyes widening as the sounds of gunshots rang out.

"Die you bastards! Go to hell! Argh!!!" The man screamed, it was truly over for him, zombies surrounded him from every side, slowly closing in. His two pistols worked overtime as he continued to shoot at the Zombies, managing to take a few down.

"Damn it! Fuck!" The guns wouldn’t fire anymore, as all the ammo was finished, a soft click ringing out with every press of the trigger. A deep look of horror settling in the eyes of the man, his hands trembling as the zombies closed in further.

’Ha....so this is how it ends...’ The man closed his eyes, the weight of the guns slipping through his hands, hitting the ground with a soft thud. The sounds of the zombies grew quiet, the wind, though horrid and filled with the foul stench of decay and rotting zombie flesh, entered his nostrils, as the man accepted his fate.

"I’m so sorry...Lana...Celina...your father couldn’t make it to you...please..stay safe." He muttered, tears of resignation streaming from his face. He gave it his all, and in the end, he couldn’t win.

Just as the Zombies were about to tear him to shreds, the sound of a whistle caught his ears as the sounds of flesh being torn apart at superhuman speeds immediately alarmed him, the pained cries of the undead echoing in the air.

The man opened his eyes in shock as he saw a woman with short crimson hair and eyes, tear through the horde of zombies with two swords that hummed with power.

Their face was full of determination and focus, as they continued to clear the hordes of zombies, their figure vanishing as if they were teleporting, too fast for the man to keep up with.

"Wha..." The man simply couldn’t believe his eyes, how could someone move so quickly and tear through the hordes of zombies as if they were nothing so effortlesly? Were they superhuman?

"Come on!" Zoey shouted, grabbing the man’s wrist as she began to pull him as they started to sprint, running away from the remaining zombies as they were far less in number.

"Who...who are you..." The man asked, his voice shaky and trembling.

"It doesn’t matter who I am, what matters is us getting out of here." Zoey replied back, her tone a bit harsh and serious, but it had to be done given their circumstances.

’This is so slow...not even F-Rank Hunters move this slowly..’ Zoey glanced at the man behind her, who was already out of breath. ’I could run so much faster than this, I’d be out of here in an instant. But I can’t leave him behind, unfortunately, otherwise I’d feel incredibly terrible.’

Zoey continued to run through the streets, before spotting an abandoned building. She used her [Heightened Senses] Talent to sense for the presence of any zombies or monsters, but fortunately, she couldn’t pick up anything, so they could use this vacant building for now.

"Let’s head inside." Zoey said to the man.

"B...but..what if there are monsters inside!?" The man asked, terrified of the possibility.

"There aren’t, my Talent confirmed it." Zoey replied, sighing.

"Talent?" The man asked, confusion evident in his tone.

Zoey abruptly stopped, glancing at the man with a raised brow and a confused expression.

’There are monsters in this world, aren’t there? How does not know what Talents are? Are our worlds that different? Are there no Hunters in this world?’ Multiple questions rang through her mind, however, they were disrupted by the sound of a screech that immediately got her on guard.

Skreee!!!

A bird like, monster descended from the skies, roaring at the pair, green slush fell from it’s mouth as it fell on the ground and sizzled.

Zoey didn’t waste a second as she quickly performed another act that shocked the man even further, flames blasted from her hand and immediately destroyed the bird, guts and other pieces of rotten flesh descending from the sky.

The man continued to stare at Zoey in shock, his eyes wide, only one question remained inside the mind of the man.

’Who is this girl!?’

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