Apocalypse: Transmigrated with an Overlord System
Chapter 72: We have to grow stronger...

Chapter 72: Chapter 72: We have to grow stronger...

Soon the door burst open with the weight of endless zombies. Five zombies stumbled in. They were probably Level 1 rotters. Their eyes clouded with hunger, even their footsteps dwindling with each move.

Without wasting another second, Liora dashed towards them. Her blade arced through the air like a professional sword master—after all, she was good at sword fighting in her previous life.

It was a good decision to buy this sword at the base market.

Slice! One head rolled across the floor. Then another body collapsed simultaneously, it was split through the torso.

[Killed X2 Rotters Zombies, rewards gained +20 strength, +10 health, +1 water bottle]

Chen Wei stood beside her, his body surging with his newfound power. He could not wait to test them.

A sudden crackle surged from his core.

He blinked and in that blink, he vanished from his previous spot.

Then... boom... he reappeared behind two zombies. His weapon had already pierced their skulls. The speed left an afterimage in the air.

"Level 4," he breathed out in surprise at his new speed. "It felt fucking heavens...."

Zhou Yinuo and Liang Zihan watched in shock as Chen Wei just disappeared from his previous spot and appeared behind the zombies. "Did he just teleport, motherfucker?" But then two zombies lunged at them, ruining their moment.

Zhou Yinuo spun her dagger in a perfect arc. "Don’t get distracted!"

With a swift strike, she jabbed her spear straight through the zombie’s eye socket. Blood sprayed across the wall. Liang Zihan swung his axe, slicing a leg off the zombie, then smashed down with the handle to crush the skull. The zombie turned into a meat patty within minutes.

"They’re only Level 1," Zhou Yinuo panted. "We can handle this." She said with a confident smile, hope was shining in her eyes. Maybe they were not that useless. They could also kill.

More zombies poured in through the broken gate. Ten, fifteen, and more than they could even count.

"Let them through," Liora called out. "Don’t kill them all at once."

Chen Wei raised a brow. "You sure?"

"We need them to grow too," Liora said, noticing that Liang Zihan and Zhou Yinuo did not have much problem killing Level 1 zombies. So she could allow them to become stronger.

He nodded and stepped back just a bit. He let five zombies pass him before vanishing again. The remaining ones didn’t even know he was gone before their heads hit the ground.

Liang Zihan gritted his teeth as he stabbed another in the ribs. Zhou Yinuo dodged under a dirty claw that was reaching for her face and kicked the zombie back into the flames. It screamed and writhed in agony. It lit up like a torch.

Just as he was smiling at his work, the walls started trembling.

Thud... thud... THUD.

A huge silhouette appeared at the gate. It ducked under the archway. Its muscles bulging from everywhere and skin rotting in chunks. Black veins writhing across its thick body. Even one eye was missing and the other glowing with hunger.

It was probably a Level 3 or 4 zombie. They had not seen a Level 4 zombie, so it was hard to tell. Or maybe it was just at Level 3 but just more bulkier and stronger, bottling up to advance to Level 4 soon.

"Oh no," Liang Zihan whispered. "That thing... did a bodybuilder become a zombie?"

Before anyone could speak, the bodybuilder zombie lunged at the already fallen door of the house. With its heavy footsteps, it was not that fast, but its hands sure looked heavy.

BOOM!

The gate snapped apart. A visible crack appeared on the wall in front of their eyes. It barreled through with a roar, crushing one of the overturned couches as if it were paper. Then the zombie raised its massive arms and slammed them down.

Crash!

Zhou Yinuo and Liang Zihan rolled aside just in time.

Chen Wei ran forward, only to be thrown back by a wild swing. He hit the wall with a thud and coughed out a good amount of blood.

Liora’s eyes narrowed at the bulging zombie. She looked very petite in front of it, but still held her ground without moving.

She stepped in front of it.

She had no superpowers but she had a will to survive, and she definitely had not wished to die by this ugly freak, overbuilding monster.

The bodybuilder zombie lunged at her with full force.

But Liora ducked low and swung her blade in an upward motion. Slice! Its left arm flew into the air.

The zombie was stunned for a few minutes before screaming in rage—how dare this puny human attack him?

It swung its remaining arm, trying to grab her. But she dodged left and right, then leapt up, stepping onto its knee and driving her sword down into its neck.

Schhhkkk!

Black blood exploded everywhere.

The zombie grabbed her by the leg and slammed her to the ground, but she didn’t let go. With a twist, she pulled the blade sideways through its throat. The flesh tore in slow-mo. The brute really had tough skin, but her sword was no less.

THUMP.

The zombie fell on the floor with a thud, as its neck was completely detached from its limp body.

[Killed Level 4 Brute Zombie, rewards gained: +150 Survival Points, +72 EXP, +30 Agility, +1 Camouflage Stealth Bag]

The rest of the group stared at Liora with shock. Now Liora was so badass in their eyes and enchanting that they could not even take their eyes off her.

Her face was cold without an ounce of smile at her victory. Her hands and red hair dripping with gore and were soaked with blood. But it did nothing to diminish her beauty. It only made her more enchanting—like a blooming bloodied flower amidst the battlefield.

Chen Wei stood again, his eyes burning with passion. "Damn," he whispered. "Even without powers..." He could not even complete his words.

He felt ashamed of himself. He, with power, was far worse than Liora. He was right. Liora was really something. Even without powers, no awakened or zombie could stand in front of her.

Soon more zombies started coming. Even dozens....