"Warehouse?"
Everyone seed confused. It was my fault since I didn't elaborate on what I was trying to say. But it was botherso to explain so I turned to Angelica.
"The college warehouse. Don't you rember?"
"Oh, right. There was such a place."
Angelica's eyes lit up as she rembered. Lee Jongho opened his mouth and asked.
"What is he talking about?"
Angelica began to explain, "There is a warehouse used by Seoul National University as a shelter for food and other necessities provided by the governnt."
"I see. I think I understand."
"That's right." I opened my mouth. "It is the perfect place to hide from the monsters. I think the rest of the survivors must have gone there. If possible..."
I did not speak further. There was no need to speak further. Everyone already understood what I was trying to say.
Since the shelter was a secure place, most survivors must have already gone there. So there was a possibility that their families and relatives was already there. But it was just a possibility. It wasn't certain that they will be there.
However, there was also the possibility that they were not in the warehouse. There was also the possibility that they were... Let's stop thinking negatively.
I spoke once again, "Considering the circumstances, heading to the warehouse seems like the right choice. Any objections?"
Everyone shook their head. Since there was no objections, we can proceed with my next plan.
Finally, the journey to Gwanak-gu began.
Once we exited the ruined safety zone area, a sub scenario flew in.
[A sub scenario has been generated.]
[Sub Scenario # – eting]
Category: Sub
Difficulty: E
Clear Conditions: et up with the other survivors at the Warehouse at Gwanak-gu.
Ti Limit: None
Compensation: 500 coins
Failure: ???
Once I saw the ssage, I knew it was finally starting. Finding a main base of defence was important for the next scenario. Jung Yunhee asked.
"Gwanak-gu? How far is it?"
"I think it's around 14 km. We can cover that distance if we use a car."
"Are you saying we should find a car?"
"No. I don't think we would be able to find a car even if we searched."
I looked around and saw the countless ruined cars scattered all over the street. Indeed, it will be hard to find a functioning car in this world.
Ku ku ku ku!
It was not only ruined cars that was scattered all over the street. Demonic people were also lingering around. From what I could see, they were at least around 50 of them.
Jung Yunhee frowned slightly.
"Aren't there more zombies than last ti?"
"Does that really matter? They are blocking the path so we must kill them quickly."
Honestly, there was no reason to be afraid of the grade 9 demonic people. Everyone has gotten considerably stronger than before.
This ti, I was the first to step forward with the Iron-severing sword. It was a different position than last ti.
"I'll take the vanguard."
It was understandable. My overall stats was high enough so it was okay for to be confident. At this mont, I really felt like the protagonist.
"I will take the rear."
Lee Jongho's stats were lower than mine but it didn't an he was weak. He was a incarnation with the giant body transformation. That alone was more than enough to deal with so lowly zombies.
"I will also join."
"I will join as well."
Jung Yunhee raised her longsword (resembles a Katana) and Angelica pulled out her swiss saber. They were using the new items they bought from the shop. Perhaps they did not want to be left behind.
The last demonic person fell and I wiped the blood off the blade. The battle was over before it even started. An overwhelming victory.
I turned around and saw the others were slightly exhausted. Perhaps it was wrong to take the spotlight. But it will be hard for those three to handle 50 zombies on their own.
Speaking of which, there was sothing that caught my attention.
"Ugh... Zombie blood got on my shirt. Disgusting!"
Angelica grumbled as she tried to wipe away the blood on her clothes. I've been watching her for a while now and noticed sothing strange.
Despite using the sword for the first ti, wasn't her swordsmanship too refined?
At first, I didn't think much about it. But I realised she was behaving strange ever since we left the hospital.
She knew how to dissect a monster, she didn't hesitate when killing monsters. Even back at the safe zone, she killed the mainfra group mbers without hesitation.
Was it because of a skill? There were multiple skills that allowed the user to think calmly in any situation. Did she possess such a skill? Wait, which support constellation did she even pick at that ti?
It was then I realised I didn't know anything about Angelica. I could always try talking to her but I doubt she will tell anything.
I looked at Angelica and quietly activated a skill.
[Exclusive skill 'Omniscient Wall' has activated.]
But things didn't go smoothly as planned. In the next mont, I received a ssage that shocked .
[The exclusive skill has failed.]
[This character information can't be viewed.]
What?
It was surprising. The skill that worked everyti I used it failed to activate for unknown reasons. Was it a skill counter?
Let's try again. I tried opening the character list but the sa ssage appeared.
[Exclusive skill 'Omniscient Wall' has failed.]
[This character information can't be viewed.]
[This character is not registered in the story.]
Although I did not know the identity of Angelica's sponsor, I doubt she would possess a ntal barrier skill. aning, there was a possibility that my skill failed not because of Angelica's ability.
When I carefully studied the ssage floating infront of , I imdiately realised sothing that I overlooked.
[This character is not registered in the story.]
Angelica Thomson was a character that did not exist in the World of Nightmares. She was soone that would have originally died if I didn't save her. It was natural that I couldn't view her information.
With that in mind, I slowly approached Angelica when no one was looking and spoke with a low voice.
"Angelica, who is your support constellation?"
"Um, that..."
Angelica looked reluctant to answer. I sighed. She must have signed so kind of contract that made her unable to reveal any form of information about her support constellation.
"I'm sorry."
"Don't worry, I understand the situation."
Angelica bowed her head and I awkwardly scratched the back of my head. Maybe I shouldn't have said anything.
We continued to move at a steady pace and ti slowly ticked by. A few hours had passed.
During that ti, we either to fight the monsters that blocked our way or hide from grade 7 disasters that randomly passed by. There was no other way apart from moving on road.
Using the subway was also an option but it was not safe. It was only the streets that were filled with monsters. According to my mory, the railway tunnel to the Gwanakgu station was blocked so moving on road was the right choice.
After a while, we finally encounteted an empty gas station. There was also a conference store that still seed intact.
"Huh? There's nobody here. Wait, what's that?"
Everybody's expression stiffened.
The gas station was filled with the torn bodies that was scattered around. Based on their injuries, it seems they were torn by sothing sharp like a sword. Were they killed by other humans?
Perhaps this unfortunate group were ca here looking for supplies and got blocked and killed by a bandit group. Or maybe it was sothing else that killed them.
In any case, if these people were truly killed by raiders then it was safe to say that any useful items in the conference store would have already been collected.
"Let's go. There's nothing here."
The party continued to advance. We have already crossed more than half of the distance so the warehouse was only a few stops away.
Once we arrived at the main streets of Gwanakgu, we ca across an aggressive group of man-eating rats. We were feasting on the dead bodies of the people that tried to cross here.
Thankfully, their numbers were few so they were dealt with quickly. However, fighting while a distance of almost 15km was not easy. The group quickly ran out of energy.
"I'm so exhausted. I can't fight anymore."
"Let's find a place to rest."
"Will that place do?"
We quickly found an empty building and entered. Certainly, it was dangerous to rest in the open and monsters were not the only enemy to worry about.
Once the coast was clear, everyone took a mont to catch their breath and regain their energy.
I was a little tired but I still had energy. My physique stats didn't only increase my body defense, it also increased my stamina too.
Lee Jongho rested for a while and then approached .
"It seems the people that were previously staying here moved quickly. So basic necessities might be left behind."
"Ah! I will co."
After hearing Lee Jongho's words, Angelica offered to join the search. anwhile Jung Yunhee was lazily laying on the floor and showed no intentions of moving.
"You guys can go on ahead. I'll stay here for a while."
Jung Yunhee's word were not unexpected. Out of the group, she was one with the lowest stamina. I couldn't be sure since Angelica's stats were unknown to . Maybe she just wanted to laze around for a bit.
Lee Jongho looked at .
"What will you do?"
"I'll head outside. There's sothing I need to do."
"Isn't that dangerous?"
"Jakga."
Lee Jongho and Angelica had worried expression. They were rather caring people, weren't they?
I smiled faintly and opened my mouth.
"Don't worry. I won't take long."
I exited the building and stood at the empty streets. I raised my head and looked upwards. Truly, there was nothing there.
"Aurora."
[Do you need sothing?]
Aurora appeared infront of and flapped her wings. She omitted the 'boss' but I really didn't care at the mont.
"Has anyone co to trade the Plague Spider's Core?"
To my dismay, Aurora simply shook her head.
[No. I haven't received any word from the person you are waiting for. Are you really sure they will co?]
My expression crumbled into a frown. That person hasn't taken notice of the Grade 7 core till now. Should I have put it on sale instead?
A heavy sigh escaped my lips.
Even though I knew everything, it didn't an the plan will flow smoothly. Fortunately, I foresaw a situation like this might happen and ca up with a contingency plan.
"Open the exclusive shop. I want to buy sothing."
[Okay. But purchase what you want quickly.]
Click!
Aurora snapped her fingers and a system interface appeared before . Countless items were displayed on the screen.
I quickly selected a few items I wanted to purchase.
[105,000 coins has been consud.]
[Explosive Powder has been purchased.]
[Akasha Crystals has been purchased.]
[Enhancent Pills has been purchased.]
[Skill Upgrade Scrolls has been purchased.]
[Elven Forest Essences has been purchased.]
The items that I bought appeared infront of . A reddish powder, 50 blue crystals, 20 white pills, 100 skill scrolls and 50 green orbs.
Aurora tilted her head and looked at as if she did not understand.
[Seriously now, I really can't understand you. Don't you know all those items are completely useless?]
"Not all of them are completely useless."
[What about those other two. No matter how you look at it, it's useless. Don't you think?]
Aurora was right. The crimson power and the akasha crystals have no practical use. One could say they were completely useless. However, that was not true.
"Even low ranked items like this has their uses."
[The constellation 'Architect of Chaos' smiles at your preparation.]
[1000 coins has been sponsored.]
Architect of Chaos. Did he know about my plan?
[Hmph, I don't care anymore.]
Aurora disappeared just like that without saying goodbye. I was missing her already.
I placed all the purchased items into the dinsional storage ring and entered the building once again.
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