Starting from Zero Chapter 133: The Mystic Helper

Chapter 133: The Mystic Helper

Translator: Wolfy Editor: Wolfy

"Argh!"

I was too focused on the new enemy that I didn’t notice a zombie approached and bit my leg.

"Well I know how to deal with corpses!" I grabbed the body and threw it into the air. "[Fire Blast]!"

It disappeared under the explosion. I’m part wizard too so I know several entry-level spells.

The other corpses slowly moved towards my position. These are killed players, now they're slow, broken, and without any tactics. I can always take down one or two with one attack.

But I soon noticed that my attacks didn’t actually kill the zombies. They always co back!

"Tank!" I called out to my last helper. "Wash them over with your acid!"

Tank began to move around spilling fluid like a watering cart. None of the corpses know how to dodge attacks so they're soon covered in green liquid. The battlefield now sounds like a frying pan with hot oil in it. White smoke rose from all the zombies with a faint "fizzz" sound.

However the acid-burnt zombies are still trying to reach . Those already lost their legs are crawling on their arms. Even the arms without a body are still moving!

I’ve been to my dad's lab a lot so I don’t feel anything here. If anyone else looking at thousands of dead bodies lting into yellow or green pus, they sure won’t be able to hold their lunch inside the stomach.

When the acid mist cleared up the plaza is empty of any moving object, dead or alive.

"Don’t hide behind dead n. Co out and fight!" I yelled.

The answer ca from all around , so I didn’t get to find its source.

"Afraid already? I haven’t shown you the main dish yet!"

"So you can’t co out? Too ashad to show your face in the public? I heard your country has project or sothing that unites and protects animals in Southeast Asia. Are you one of the product? Yeah that's it. Let guess, who gave you birth? A pig? Such nice of you to preserve the animals! You even use yourselves to breed them eh? Respects, man!"

A figure wearing Taoist-like costu appeared at the edge of the tower plaza. He wears a white robe with a giant, black eight-diagram in the middle. Typical Taoists wear blue, so I guess this man is a diverted class. Razor ntioned before that they're called..."Onmyoji".

The man standing far away is clenching his fists firmly in anger. I’m sure he would have co and punch up close if he's not a ranged class.

"Hear my na carefully you filthy chink! I am the very top Onmyoji in the entire Japanese Empire, Tanaka Shota! And you will know the consequence of your pathetic insult! I will kill you, order your corpse to run around the city naked, and upload the video for the whole community, the whole world to watch, and--"

Thud. This Tanaka Shota fell flat on the ground.

He didn’t get to finish his words because two bolts are now stuck inside both of his eye sockets, with red and milk colored fluid coming out.

"Has anyone ever told you not to make long speeches on the battlefield?"

Sothing is shining near his corpse. And the mont I noticed it, a roped hook appeared and snatched it away.

That must be sothing Tanaka dropped upon death. The ground is covered by a good number of dropped equipnt from the dead players and no one paid them any attention, now soone took back Tanaka's item instantly, which ans it must be sothing really valuable. This also ans I need to get it.

I shot my dragon cord. The tal tip of the cord clashed with the hook, causing the item to drop on the ground. It’s a...strange shaped weapon. I’ve read it sowhere...It’s called a "vajra".

The ninja carrying the rope hook quickly retracted the rope to throw it again, attempting to retrieve the item. My mind-controlled dragon cord is faster. But as I made a second attempt, another hook appeared and knocked into my cord, twisting them together. The second ninja and I pulled on our ropes at the sa ti and began a pulling competition.

I saw him smiling with the only exposed eye. He has successfully stalled my action, letting his teammate to get the item first.

What he doesn't know is that my dragon cord is not so ordinary rope. It's used to cut stuff.

I channeled so magic into the dragon cord. The next second, the ninja's rope was sliced into several parts, causing the surprised ninja to fell backwards. I shot my second cord on the other hand towards the other hook, knocking it out of the air, while using the one I just pulled free to seize the vajra.

Without anyone else to stop , I pulled the item back and imdiately put it into my bracelet inventory, since I have no ti the check it in detail at the mont. I also began to sweep the floor for all the dropped equipnt using my werewolf body's extre speed.

The Japanese players are still blocking the entrance of the plaza without coming in, fearing that I may choose to suicide bomb the place. They don’t know about my bracelet so they think I can only take several more items before I overload my inventory. However, they gradually realized sothing's wrong when I’m almost done cleaning half of the plaza.

Those entered the plaza and fought with were their elite teams, and elite teams drop better items. Now they can’t just stand and watch take them all away. So hundreds of players rushed in.

I was waiting for them to do this. Their defense grew thin, if they send more people in here there will be weakpoints in their formation on the outside.

I jumped over the incoming attackers, towards the main gate of the plaza. Matsumoto has been staying far and commanding his ranged attackers to watch my action and shoot when they see a chance. But he wasn't expecting to escape from the main door. There aren’t enough people guarding here now.

I’m faster enough to gain distance from the pursuers. After several jumps, I landed on the bell tower Matsumoto has been hiding in. I'm planning to kill him again before escaping.

But I wasn’t expecting soone else to be here--a female ninja is standing in front of Matsumoto, weapon ready. I was trying to reach Matsumoto's floor. The female ninja saw a chance when I’m still in mid-air and stabbed in the chest.

Unable to change direction, her kanata pierced my chest nice and clean, causing to fall down the bell tower. I crashed on the ground and no longer have any strength to stand up.

Suddenly a pair of hands grabbed from...behind? And pulled. I didn’t struggle because I heard so familiar words.

"I can help you but don’t move!"

It's Chinese language, and native, with so central accent. It definitely didn’t co from a foreigner.

When I stopped all actions the hands pulled into the ground. I only had a brief consciousness to de-summon Tank, before my vision and mind both went black.

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"WHO IS IT?!" I woke up from the ga screaming and startled Rose.

"Finally, you ca out." Rose glanced at . "The other boys and Coin respawned from Bi-Lin. What happened?"

I raised a hand to tell her to stop. "Give a mont. I’m not sure myself. Tell sothing first."

"What is it?"

"Did you see Red Moon and Zirai?"

"Not on the ship. But Zirai was offline too, she told they reached the sea with the door of...Door of Truth? And she needs us to pick them up."

"Nice. Where is she now?"

"She’s sleeping. Been staying up too long. Can you tell what happened now?"

"I helped the two of them retreat, then I fought with the Japanese by myself, against six thousand."

"What?? So, you're dead? Or are you coming out to hide from them?"

"Neither. I think soone saved , then I blacked out. But I don’t rember I logged out."

Rose looked at the clock. "Maybe the system kicked you out. It happens when you stay in the ga for over 36 hours within two days, and you won’t be coming back in there for three hours."

"Wait, I played THAT long?"

"Almost."

"What’s the ti now?"

"Three in the morning. I've been waiting for you, now I really need so sleep."

"Let's both catch so sleep. We need to report back to the school soon."

"Yeah...yawn..."

Rose is fast asleep quickly. I also fell into slumber while thinking about who could have saved .

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"Hey get up!" Rose dragged up into a sitting position. But my eyelids refused to function.

"A little longer..."

"The sun's shining on your face!"

"It's fine. Fewer misunderstandings if I have a darker skin."

It’s pretty early still, and Rose seems all energetic.

"Get up now or I’ll use my dirty moves!"

"Go ahead. Nothing will scare now."

"Good. Rember what you said."

Rose fetched so ice cubes from the fridge and poured them into the water in the bath tub. She then soaked a towel in the icy water, went back to my room, removed my blanket and pressed the towel against my chest.

"Ahhhhhhrgh!!"

I bounce up from the bed, almost knocking into the ceiling. I couldn’t think clearly with all the drowsiness. My first instinct was to punch at whoever attacked . Thank god I halted my fist before actually hitting Rose.

Rose already closed her eyes, expecting the punch. That was stupid of . But my mind is fine now. Rose is still standing still not knowing that I stopped my "attack".

I simply surprised her by an affectionate French-style kiss.

"This is for what you just did."

She returned the favor with an even longer one, almost choking .

"This is for not answering my call!"

"Then I'm sleep in every ti so you can kiss everyday."

"Ahem!"

Oh shoot. Zirai has been standing at the door.

"Finished, my lover birds? Ti for breakfast!"

"Coming!"

Rose hopped down the bed and rushed out of the room with her face burning.

I cleaned myself and walked to the main room. Rose and Zirai are chatting, with their backs against . Zirai's sister saw coming in and...dropped her fork on her plate, causing a loud "clang". (*)

"What's the matter?" Zirai and Rose looked at her.

Linn opened her mouth without saying anything. She just pointed at . Zirai and Rose then turned around and stared at for a few seconds.

Zirai gasped.

Rose covered her mouth with one hand and pointed at with the other.

What the heck? I looked down on myself but didn’t notice anything. It's not like I ca in without my pants or sothing.

"Ziri?" Rose whispered.

"What's going on? Sothing on my face?"

"Are you...feeling alright?" Zirai finally recovered. "I an, you're still you, right?"

"I'm what? Co on, it's not April Fools."

"Get to the bathroom and look in the mirror! Your eyes!"

"My eyes??"

I walked to the mirror in puzzle and--woah!

"What's this??" I pressed my nose against the mirror and pulled on my eyelids to check my eyeballs here and there.

The girls ca after . I turned and asked them: "Since when did it happen?"

"I don’t know. You were fine when you just woke up."

"But--"

I’m not sure what to say. I just looked in the mirror and observed both of my eyes again.

"What--how--? Are these even human eyes?"

Linn nudged into the bathroom. "You're like this when I saw you. Don’t tell you're a vampire or sothing, I don’t believe those. So are you wearing those color contact lens or sothing? Where you bought them? I'll get a pair and scare people when I go back!"

"I'm not wearing anything!" I panicked. Sothing unknown and horrible is going on inside my body!

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(*) I made a mistake with Zirai’s sister’s na before. I’ll call her "Linn" from now on.