Chapter 15: Un... Heroic Protector
Though Merek’s wraiths were formidable, cleaving through enemies like scythes in a wheat field, the unrelenting swarm of zombies proved a far graver problem. Their numbers stretched far beyond the eye could track, a rotting tide of death that grew bolder with each passing second.
Merek had noticed it earlier—the sluggishness of those without job classes. While others slowed, gasping for breath, he ran unbothered. No burning in his lungs. No aching in his legs. Even after this prolonged escape, not a single bead of sweat touched his brow.
Around him, students panted heavily, their stamina fraying. Only four among them still breathed evenly: Professor David, Felicity, Nero, and himself. Even Tevin’s shoulders had begun to sag with exhaustion.
Some had started sobbing, their minds cracking beneath the weight of despair. Then, without warning, Felicity came to a halt.
"Let’s go underground," she said firmly, her gaze cutting through the fear as she looked at Fred, Nero, and Tevin.
Without hesitation, they rushed to the nearby manhole, yanking it open. A foul stench erupted from below, like centuries of waste and death churned into one noxious gust. But Felicity didn’t flinch. She jumped in.
She had to. Without that first step, no one else would dare to move.
Her courage broke the paralysis. Others, driven by sheer survival instinct, began diving into the sewer one by one, their splashes echoing sharply off the stone walls beneath. Panic clung to them like a second skin.
Above, Professor David became a bulwark against the advancing tide. His hammer swung wide, launching zombies like ragdolls, bones crunching audibly on impact. When not swinging, he used a car door like a tower shield, bashing undead with brutal efficiency.
Beside him stood Merek, calm amidst the chaos. Yuki, his wraith, moved like death incarnate, her silver sword flashing with cold precision, cleaving zombie flesh like parchment.
Then, far off at the horizon, they appeared—Type Ones. Massive grotesque monsters without the covering of the flesh. It was like their flesh was peeled off. Though hulking, their speed was even better than the normal zombies!