Chapter 4: Shopping.

Since the series of events, there have been some changes in my life and behavior patterns.

First, limited leveling up.

In order to level up, you have to gain experience, and in order to gain experience, you must meet the conditions.

The first method I thought of was to deal with the surrounding zombies, and in reality, earning experience was quite lucrative in the beginning.

But the disadvantage of this method is that the risk increases as you go.

In the beginning, the required experience was small, but the number of zombies can’t handle the amount of required experience that increases with each level up.

The experience required at level 11 kept increasing from 10 to 15, 20, 25… and the amount of experience gained when catching common zombies was 5,

Even that decreased to 3 when I passed level 20.

There are still a lot of zombies left in the city, but if things continue like this, all the zombies in the city will disappear before long.

This is bound to cause problems for my safety, which is guaranteed by being mixed in with the zombies.

Fortunately, there are other ways to gain experience besides killing zombies.

Like last time when I set off a car alarm to attract zombies and let the survivors escape,

There are definitely other ways, and it would be okay if I found a stable method that corresponds to this.

Second, the way of survival.

I’m definitely a zombie. But I’m definitely different from ordinary zombies.

Unlike other zombies who wander the streets without any intelligence, I have memories of my past and think, acting like a human.

But even if I act like a human, I can’t become a human.

The survivors will try to kill me as soon as they see me.

Therefore, I have to live close to zombies, avoiding humans, and be prepared for unexpected situations.

After the last incident, the first thing I looked for was a weapon to protect me from humans, not zombies.

It’s a bit contradictory, but it’s very necessary for me, who has to defend myself.

Fortunately, the answer wasn’t too far away…

“Ggrrr….”

“Ugh… (I’ll borrow this)”

I was able to easily obtain a .38 caliber revolver from a zombie police officer.

I need to replenish the bullets a bit more, but there’s no more effective weapon than this.

Every time survivors shoot a gun, they have to aim only at the head, and even then, they have to worry about ammunition and the additional zombies that will flock due to the noise,

On the other hand, I can just aim anywhere and it’s a fatal wound, and even blanks are enough of a threat.

The bullets can be obtained from police stations or substations teeming with zombies, and the zombies that flock to the sound of gunshots are no different from reinforcements from my perspective.

Of course, using weapons should be a last resort,

It’s forbidden to do stupid things that invite danger.

Therefore, I should go in a direction that is less noticeable if possible.

‘Shinsegae Baekhwa store’ (Shinsegae Department Store)

That’s why I came to the department store. I’ll be able to get better clothes than the bloody and tattered clothes I’m wearing now.

‘Whoo-whirr~’

Only flies and maggots are swarming in the fresh food corner on the first floor.

There are overturned display stands and carts everywhere, and zombies are wandering around.

“Ugh… (There are more than I thought)”

Perhaps because it was full of zombies, the survivors couldn’t dare to take it, so there are still quite a lot of canned goods and dried food in the display case.

‘Tear’

“Munch munch…”

Just in case, I tore open a bag of jerky and put it in my mouth, but I can’t taste anything.

It’s like chewing tough rubber bands or tire pieces.

I stuck the remaining jerky into the mouths of the surrounding zombies one by one, and went up to the second floor on the escalator covered in dust.

“Ggrrr…..”

The second floor welcomes me with a lot of various electronic devices and musical instruments, exercise equipment, books, and zombies that no longer work.

“Grrr….”

To the zombie that was approaching, perhaps because my visit was a long time ago,

‘Beep! Beep! Beep!’

I attached a burglar alarm that was rolling around to my chest and went up to the third floor.

Now that zombie will be the star zombie on the second floor.

The third floor is full of food courts and clothing stores of various familiar brands.

“Ggrrr….”

I feel uncomfortable, but I have no choice but to enter the children’s clothing store due to the appearance of this body, and a zombie lying in a corner of the store welcomes me.

“Ugh… (I wonder if this is good)”

I put aside clothes that are too flashy or stand out and pick out clothes that are suitable for me and go to the store’s dressing room.

‘Knock knock!’

“Ggrrr….”

There was a guest in the dressing room, let’s go to the dressing room next to the store.

‘Click’

I brought the clothes in, but I feel a bit reluctant to take them off.

“Yeah, it’s my body anyway, it’s just a zombie after all!”

‘Swish…’

When I took off the blood-stained top and pants, blue skin and dirty underwear were revealed.

“Ugh… (I need to change my underwear too…)”

I didn’t want to take it off and put it on again, so I just came out of the dressing room.

After all, everyone here is zombies except me.

Therefore, there is no crazy person who will feel lust after seeing me…

‘Thud’

The uncle zombie who just fell over must be just my imagination.

Somehow I changed all my underwear and stood in front of the store mirror, and I can see myself dressed neatly.

I cleaned the blood stains on my face and body with the water bottle rolling around on the first floor and changed into new clothes, so as a zombie…

Hmm, it seems pretty decent.

I pressed down on the hood with long sleeves and long pants so that I wouldn’t expose my skin as much as possible, so at first glance, I might look like an ordinary girl…

“Ggrrr?….”

The zombies staggering around me seemed to stop for a moment at my changed appearance, but soon lost interest and went their way.

What else do I need now…

By the time the sun was setting, I had taken almost all the usable items from the department store.

I put some items such as tools and cosmetics, excluding food, in a small backpack that doesn’t hinder movement, and entered the movie theater on the 5th floor.

“Grrr?…..”

Some zombie viewers turned their heads at the sound of people, but after confirming that I was a zombie, they turned their heads again, and I passed by those zombies and spread the blanket I brought on one of the empty seats.

I turned on the flashlight (there were some protests from the surrounding zombies), lay down in my seat and checked the status window,

[User Basic Information
Name: (Undecided) Gender: Female
Race: Zombie
Classification: Common (Shambler)
User Stats (LV 23)
STR: 10
DEX: 22
CON: 10 INT: ???
LUK: 17 Bonus Stats: 0
Next Level… (27/70)
User Skills
Scratch – Swing your arm to attack a living creature.
Bite – Bite the designated target.
Evasion – Increases the probability of avoiding threats from the target.]

INT (intelligence) is ???, so I didn’t bother touching it, and LUK (luck) is an unchangeable value, so I can’t even take it.

So I appropriately distributed it to STR (strength), CON (constitution), and DEX (agility),

Evasion, a new skill that was created when I reached level 20… It seems to be helpful in crisis situations.

Soon, I confirmed that the deep darkness was covering everyone in the city where the electricity was out,

I don’t really need to sleep, but let’s close my eyes in that I had a hard day today.