Clash With The Zombies (IV) : Chaos Everywhere

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[System: Time Remaining: 03:17:45]

[System Alert: The Tutorial Panel is being updated...]

[System Alert: The Total No. of Participants is being updated...]

[System Alert: The Total No. of Participants (Region: P): 4742]

[System Alert: Time until zombies in Region 'P' will remain more aggressive: 00:25:42]

[System Alert: The Regional Rankings are being updated...]

[System Alert: The Regional Ranking Leader Board has been updated...]

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[Regional Ranking Leader-Board (Region: P) - Channel A66]

1. Zephyris: Level 5 (32.30%); Kills: 23 (Mutated Participants), 409 (Zombies) 

2. Henry Walton: Level 3 (12.3%); Kills: 127 (Zombies-Team)

3. Lucas: Level 3 (5.14%); Kills: 112 (Zombies-Team)

4. Galena Rose: Level 3 (3.7%); Kills: 93 (Zombies) 

5. Benjamin: Level 2 (97.87%); Kills: 68 (Zombies-Team)

6. Sophia Delane: Level 2 (60.25%); Kills: 57 (Zombies-Team)

7. Ezra: Level 1 (89.23%); Kills: 42 (Zombies-Team)

8. Oliver: Level 1 (45.12%); Kills: 37 (Zombies-Team)

9. Evelyn: Level 1 (23.27%); Kills: 31 (Zombies-Team)

10. Luna Houston: Level 1 (17.33%); Kills: 27 (Zombies-Team)

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[System: Participant 'Zephyris' is running wild...]

[System: Several Celestials are discussing 'Participant Zephyris's Performance' among themselves and comparing with someone...]

"FUCK", the swordsman cursed loudly while bashing another zombie's head with the back of his sword.

He was frustrated while fighting those overly aggressive zombies for over two hours. 

'Shit, everything was going good and then those bastards suddenly left; and as a result, the whole Region was thrown into chaos. There were 6563 Participants at the beginning, and now, only 4742 are remaining.

Over 1800 Participants died within three hours...and most of them died the moment those zombies suddenly became more aggressive and powerful than before...those bastards just clawed and tore apart so many Participants...if I hadn't leveled up quite a bit during that time, it would've been me in their place...

I even had to kill many mutated Participants, who were trying to reach me and kill me...it's something I'd never expected to happen...

Leaving me aside, most of the kill counts are from those people within the 1-15 ranks in the Leader Board...but still, it's not enough...out of more than 21000 zombies, we've not even killed a thousand in total...

And there are still twenty-five minutes left until those zombies become somewhat less aggressive...their sudden change in behavior, attack patterns, and aggressive killing intents pushed me back to remain in the defense for most of the time...

It's really hard to believe that they can't even think or speak something other than making irritating noises continuously...but the moment, they became aggressive, everything changed....

Many of those bastard Celestials and Stars left and those who are still here, even now they're comparing my achievements with him...how disgusting...'

[System Alert: The Celestial 'Vengeful Serpent' advises you to do your best, without comparing yourself with anyone.]

[System Alert: The Celestial further says that you are certainly doing much better than many other Regions.]

"My dear Celestial, please do tell me how is that monster doing with whom everyone is comparing me?"

[System Alert: The Celestial 'Vengeful Serpent' chuckles softly at your remarks and says he is doing much better than you.]

[System Alert: The Celestial further adds that he also has some powerful companions and advises you to make some companions too to move on with greater proficiency.]

"Uhh, it's not my forte...to make people listen to me."

Zephyris sighed.

'So, he is doing much better than me....why did this happen at the beginning?'

[System Alert: The Celestial 'Vengeful Serpent' says atleast they are not comparing your performance with anyone else.]

[System Alert: The Celestial says Region C's difficulty level has also been altered.]

"Difficulty level altered? What do you mean by that?", he asked while slashing his sword diagonally to cleave a zombie, that was attacking from his right side. 

[System Alert: The Celestial remarks another 5000 zombies were added in the first wave in Region C to balance out the level and power difference.]

'Another 5000 zombies were added to balance out the level and power difference?

5000?

And not 500 or 1000?

Just how much power does he possess alone for the System to alter the Wave's difficulty by this much?'

Zephyris sighed and asked, "I guess that I still don't have any remarkable power to go up against him. I need to become more powerful than now."

[System Alert: The Celestial 'Vengeful Serpent' laughs and says that you are quite perceptive.]

[System Alert: The Celestial 'Vengeful Serpent' encourages you.]

[System Alert: The Celestial 'Vengeful Serpent' cheers for you.]

'This Celestial is quite odd...I don't even know why they approached me after seeing my battles and started supporting me unconditionally...

There must be something they want from me or probably they're plotting something...

I need to become much stronger to not become someone else's pawn...

Raven, I'll continue to fight and grow...and when we meet in the 4th Tutorial, I'll challenge you...'

Zephyris stopped playing defensively and started attacking aggressively once more without caring for the remaining stamina in his body.

With the Tutorial Shop present there, you don't have to care for such things.

Just earn more TP and buy some Stamina Potion to replenish your stamina and fight once more.

The same was the case for Health and Mana.

If you have enough TP, you can continue to buy Potions to fight as long as you can.

But of course, with time your mental fatigue will continue to accumulate and once in a while, you've to stop fighting to restore your energy and fighting spirit.

For now, Zephyris had a single target...to eliminate as many zombies as possible and continue to level up steadily while increasing his skill proficiencies and battle prowess.

[System: Participant 'Zephyris' has started rampaging....]

A woman quietly observed the Channel announcements while severing another zombie's head cleanly with her daggers.

'So, he is like me, without a <Team > or <Party >.....ehehe, my daggers are waiting to draw new blood...'

The woman licked her lips in excitement and started stabbing and beheading all nearby zombies one after another with finesse.

[System: Participant 'Galena Rose' has started eliminating zombies at a rapid speed...]

[System Alert: Several Celestials are discussing among themselves...]

Several chaotic battles broke out within minutes. 

And with that, another round of rapid killing spree started in Region P. 

While many were trying to preserve their dear lives after seeing so many have been already killed, two youngsters jumped into the fray...to kill and become more powerful than others. 

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[System: The zombies in the Eastern Sector of Region C are being killed at a rapid rate...]

[System: Participant 'Raven' is running wild...]

[System: Participant 'Artemis' and 'Hecate' are dominating the battlefield...]

[System Alert: The Tutorial Panel is being updated.... ]

[System Alert: The Total No. of Participants is being updated....]

[System: The Total No. of Participants (Region: C): 6153]

[System: Time Remaining: 03:48:21]

"Sis, they are really wild", Aiden spoke while fighting with a stray level 3 zombie.

Both of them had recently leveled up to level 3 and now they were trying to fight those level 3 zombies in the Central Sector.

Nehar and his party have steadily moved from the Central Sector towards the Eastern Sector while fighting over the last two hours. 

Although Elena had no idea why did they moved from the Central Sector to the Eastern Sector at first...but now, she had clearly understood the meaning of their previous actions.

'The zombies in the Eastern Sector are much higher leveled than those in the Central Sector....otherwise, there's no way they're leveling up so fast...

Raven was strong and there is no doubt about that....but his party members weren't that much strong at first...

I had seen them attacking those Participants, they were clumsy at first, but soon they managed to start work as a team under pressure....and by now, their cooperation must have reached a different level altogether...

Both women have become so much more powerful within just two hours...if this continues, then the gap between us will continue to become large...

By then, forget about reaching Nehar's level, I'll not be able to surpass his party members...'

Elena replied after firing three arrows continuously at her targets, "They're certainly wild."

"Sis, the level gap between us is continuously increasing. I don't know why Raven's level isn't increasing at all after all those killings, but his party members are growing at an unbelievable rate."

Aiden continued to speak while slashing both sides with the two swords in his hands.

"Both of them have reached level 5, while we're still at level 3."

"Yeah, both of them are growing at an unnatural speed...and that means, the zombies in the Eastern Sector must be higher leveled than here, in the Central Sector."

Elena voiced her thoughts.

"Wait, do you mean that-"

"Yes. Those zombies are pouring into our 'Region' from all four sides, the North, South, West, and Eastern Sectors. While the number of zombies in the Central Sector is certainly more than other Sectors, the zombies here are quite low-leveled. 

We've not even seen a single level 4 zombie around here for the last twenty minutes or more. So, I think the maximum level of the zombies here is at most level 2-3, at least in the 'First Wave'. We've to move out if wish to grow and level up more. 

For every level up, we need more and more amount of EXP points and these low-level zombies aren't providing that much at all."

"Then, what are you planning to do sis?"

"We're gonna move out slowly while killing the remaining ones in our path and our destination is the Eastern Sector. We're going to meet them, soon."

Elena shot two mana-imbued arrows consecutively while declaring her stance and silenced two zombies, who were constantly releasing weird sounds from their mouths while moving slowly in their direction.

"Hahahaa, then let's go sis. I'll be the Vanguard to protect you, just cover me from behind."

Elena chuckled lightly.

'I've chosen this Archer Class just to cover you from the back my little brother...I'll not let anything happen to you like our parents...'

"Let's go, idiot..."

The 'Gilbert' pair started to move while slaying every incoming zombie in their paths.

Continuous Channel announcements were flooding the Region and at the same, they were terrifying many fleeing Participants about their lives.

[System: Time Remaining: 03:38:11]

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[System Alert: The Tutorial Panel is being updated.... ]

[System Alert: The Total No. of Participants is being updated....]

[System: The Total No. of Participants (Region: C): 6141]

More and more people were dying with each passing second. 

Many were hiding, fleeing, or even backstabbing others to cover for them, to save their lives.

A chaotic situation was unfolding in almost every 'Region' of every single 'Zone' present inside the Tutorial.