[For completing the quest, additional rewards have been given.]
[+5000 exp]
[Congratulations you have leveled up]
[You are now level 7]
[1,092/29,865 Exp]
'It looks like it was a good thing I decided to join in this thing after all. On top of the gold card, now 5000 exp as well. After defeating all those zombies it was finally enough for me to level up.' Zain thought.
However, looking at his exp bar, and the requirements to reach the next level… it was going to be a tall order.
In the first place, each level up only rewarded him with one extra stat point. So although he grew stronger, it wasn't as if it was by leaps and bounds.
Fighting against the Stage 2 zombies, such as the Titans and Spitters, did have its risks. Perhaps if he had chosen the other classes, he might have received more stat points for improving himself physically.
Perhaps things were just harder for him, in a levelling up sense, because he had yet to use his little army to fight zombies. On top of that, if he used his zombies to turn humans, that would also be an easy exp boost as well.
As for what to do with the stat point, of course Zain was going to use it straight away.
[Agility 0>>>>>1]
There was still one stage 2 Zombie that Zain had seen in Shark's diagrams, and that strange cave, that he had yet to see in real life, and its speed was beyond what Zain could handle.
If he wanted to become something that could take on anyone with his own strength, just in case, then he needed to be able to increase his stats so they were able to do so as well.
As most of the zombies started to clear out of the area, Zain stood on the street for a while. His nose had been picking up something for a while now and during the fight he had caught glimpses of them.
In the apartment windows, behind the convenience store and down the alley, they were those that were watching them. Watching the entire group fight against the horde the whole time, and specifically were watching him as well.
'Were they military? Or maybe just part of the other groups?' Zain thought. Either way, the best thing to do is leave them for now. It doesn't look like they're planning to attack, and I need to see what is up with the others.'
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At the top of the museum, the area had been cleared. Pink had finished off most of the remaining zombies that had lingered and were crawling up the staircase. She used the front of her toe most of the time to give them a quick end.
As for the rest of them, they didn't even have time to mourn over those who had died, instead they just laid there at the front of the museum, on the floor breathing heavily, their mouths dry and their hands shaky.
"Everyone this is a rest well deserved for you all." Ryan said. "Because of everyone's efforts here, not only have you saved your lives but also of those inside as well."
The SWAT team were the ones that were able to recover the fastest, and they were also used to being in this type of scenario. The first thing they did was make sure nobody had any wounds on them.
After that, the dead zombie bodies were moved off to the side, including those on the staircase. Although they weren't taken off completely as Ryan claimed their bodies made good obstacles.
"I'm okay." Pink said, as Max went and approached her. "Do you think someone like me could get bit?"
She opened her arms and revealed herself showing no such marks. In truth, inside she was just hoping that Max would give her the benefit of the doubt, and he had done that as he turned away.
"If I didn't get bit or scratched, then I know they couldn't have laid a finger on you," Max said with a thumbs up, but in truth, he did notice that Pink seemed to be worried when he was approaching her.
"Look… they're still alive." Dave, the university student with his square glasses, said as he pointed at the staircase.
The top of their heads could be seen, and a red haired student as well as a long haired rock star with a mask around his face could be seen. Kun and Zain had somehow made it, even though they had dived deep into fighting the zombies.
"How strong are these guys, how were they able to get out of the Horde alive, it makes no sense." Another said.
"I don't know, did you see how skillful they were. I mean if they were able to do that, and take out Titans then maybe they could survive anything."
When Kun and Zain met, the two of them talked for a bit, and asked about what the other had done. Kun after shooting his gun and leading the zombies away, it was relatively easy for him to get back.
On top of that, he had done as he said he would by getting rid of Stu. Honestly, with his quick thinking and decision making, Zain thought Kun was a good asset to have, even better than before.
"You two are something else," Ryan said with a big smile on his face. "Honestly, I would love for everyone to give you a big cheer, here and now, but that might just attract more of the zombies.
"Although I am interested, just how did the two of you manage to survive?"
When asking this question, Ryan was thinking back to when he saw Kun, the zombies didn't seem to be attacking the two of them.
Kun didn't say a word, and wanted Zain to answer, but before they even could speak, the door was opened to the museum.
"Sir Ryan… we really need your help inside, we don't know what to do?" One of the squad members said.
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