“He…
actually really killed the Corpse King!?”
Watching Kiryu, with steady steps and calm expression, walk out of the thick fog with his katana, this scene made everyone present feel as if struck by lightning.
They all widened their eyes, their hearts nearly stopping.
“Just as expected of Kiryu-kun, I knew he could do it!”
Yui’s face lit up with joy, her beautiful eyes showing undisguised admiration.
Her gaze was practically glued to that tall, slender figure.
Yukino also nodded slightly, A faint smile appearing on her cold face for the first time.
This smile was so stunning, like the sky after a fresh rain, making everyone’s eyes brighten.
‘Hmph, that ice-cold Yukinoshita, smiling so brilliantly…’
Yumiko raised an eyebrow slightly, trying hard to hide her loss of composure.
But her inner shock actually surpassed that of Yukino and the others.
Watching Kiryu walk towards her, the girl’s mouth twitched slightly.
She wanted to thank him, but her proud self-esteem made the words stick in her throat.
After a long while, she finally mumbled a “thank you” so quietly it was almost inaudible.
“I didn’t expect to die here…”
Hayato leaned weakly against the wall, only opening his eyes when he heard the approaching footsteps.
He slowly moved his dry throat and painfully uttered the words.
Kiryu silently watched the young man, whose breath was visibly fading, clinging to life.
Perhaps it was a final moment of clarity, Hayato suddenly straightened up, using his remaining hand, he tightly grasped the corner of Kiryu’s clothes.
“Cough…
kill me.
I don’t want to…
turn into one of those monsters before I die.”
Shrrk!
The fast blade swept across his neck.
A flicker of gratitude passed through the young man’s eyes.
His breathing gradually weakened until it ceased completely.
“A-Am I… This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
going to die?”
Watching his close friend die before his eyes, Kakeru’s eyes widened, staring blankly at the ceiling, his heart full of despair and regret.
At this moment, his body, limbs, and even his internal organs, due to overusing the [Water Mist Scroll], began to collapse and rot.
“Give me a…
quick end.”
Kiryu stepped forward as requested, swinging his blade to cut his throat.
Gurgle, gurgle…
Kakeru’s neck was severed, like a gushing blood fountain, suddenly spraying a large amount of blood mist.
The blood turned into red droplets, rolling down along his skin, Then slowly sublimated into thin blood mist.
The young man’s eyes retained a final trace of longing for life.
His throat rolled a few times, and in the gradually thickening blood mist, he slowly dissolved into a pool of red water.
As Kakeru, Hayato, and the others passed away one after another, the battle against the zombie horde finally came to an end.
Stepping across the chaotic battlefield, Kiryu casually sat down on a relatively clean step, quietly reviewing the gains from this battle.
[Defeated Corpse King · Wight, rewarded 500 Game Currency, (Item · Crouching Dragon Flowing Light Arrow Talisman)]
[Current Traits: White Traits x321, Green Traits x13, Blue Traits x2, Red Trait x1]
[Current Game Currency = 1593]
‘A red trait dropped!’
This trait was strikingly the loot dropped after defeating the Corpse King.
A flicker of excitement passed through Kiryu’s eyes.
He decisively invested this red trait into himself.
[- Tenacious Spirit · (Red)]: The special spiritual state reached at the end of rigorous training.
This ability completely nullifies mental/spiritual interference caused by opponents.
[Including: Charm, Fear, Silence, Weakening…]
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[- Day Walker · (Red)]: During the daytime, your Strength attribute automatically increases by 10 points, Agility by 5 points, Constitution by 5 points.
[Note]: This ability can be shared with three designated persons selected by the host.
Shared inheritors receive half the attribute value of the host.
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[- Earthshaker · (Red)]: When used, thrust any weapon into the ground, then apply downward force.
Creates a continuous shockwave for 30 seconds within a 150-meter range, causing severe ground shaking.
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[Note: The above traits can be permanently retained until the next time a red trait is obtained, at which point they can be selected together.
Total capacity is three.]
After all that hard work, it was not in vain, yielding generous rewards.
What surprised Kiryu even more was that red-level traits could be permanently retained.
If he got lucky and dropped three powerful traits, it would be a shame to give up any of them.
In that case, the retention right would be a big help.
Even if he couldn’t take them all at once, he could keep them for the next selection.
These three red traits all looked pretty good.
Especially [Earthshaker], a solid area-of-effect damage tool, with even a lasting 30-second hard control time.
The zombies in this instance were all land-based creatures.
As long as they stood on the ground with both feet, they would be within the skill’s range.
“…”
Kiryu narrowed his eyes slightly, keenly perceiving the drawback of this trait.
This ability was good, But the area of effect actually included him as well?
That was a bit ridiculous.
This way, the practicality of [Earthshaker] dropped significantly in an instant, and he could decisively give it up.
The remaining two traits, however, were quite to Kiryu’s liking.
[Tenacious Spirit], which could completely immunize against various mental attacks, was an overpowered skill in situations against enemies that used mental manipulation.
But it probably wouldn’t be useful in this 7 Days to Die zombie instance.
Deleting the useless [Earthshaker] and retaining [Tenacious Spirit], Kiryu directly selected the [Day Walker] trait.