Living in another world as an Oni!

Chapter 44: Zombies, Again!



Chapter 44: Zombies, Again!

Chapter 44: Chapter 44: Zombies, Again!

So what did I forget?

Oh, nothing much, just the ZOMBIES currently outside!!

Help!!!

Why were these accursed things even created? To traumatize my poor soul? Is that it?

No, it's okay, I'm now a full-fledged, strong, and confide—

I was mid-sentence when something grabbed my right foot...

I mechanically looked down, to see a rotting head with its eyeballs coming out of its socket, looking straight at me.

Nope! Nope! Nuh-uh!

I then flailed my foot around, trying to get its hands off me!

"Grargh!" I heard coming closer...

Looking up after I successfully got my foot out, zombies. Zombies everywhere!!@@@@

And why'd they have to be the human kind!! (┳Д┳)

The creatures shuffled toward me, their decayed faces twisted in grotesque grins as they groaned and staggered forward.

My heart raced, the old fear creeping back into my chest, but I had to hold it together.

I wasn't the same little ogre anymore. I could handle this.

I glanced at Titan, my stoic, still silent piece of armor, who had just been standing there like a statue. I took a deep breath and raised my hand.

Ice Magic. My magic surged through me like cold water, but it wasn't nearly as powerful as I needed it to be to deal with this many zombies.

"Time to level up, then," I muttered, snapping my fingers and activating Spore Manipulation.

Tiny glowing spores began to float in the air around me. I waved my hand, sending them swirling outward, causing the nearest zombies to slow down as the spores began to infect them. Their skin turned an even darker, more decayed shade as the spores took hold.

I felt the energy surge within me, the spores giving me a sense of control, and I could see my Spore Cloud ability activating automatically to confuse their senses.

The cloud expanded, a swirling mist of toxins spreading through the horde. The zombies around me staggered back, their movements jerky as they breathed in the cloud.

The zombies in its path began to stagger, slowing down, their movements sluggish as the spores began to take hold of them.

I was getting the hang of this (≧∇≦)

"Alright, let's wrap this up," I muttered, raising my hand again to unleash Glacier Spikes.

I thrust my palms out, sending the icy spikes shooting through the air, impaling any zombies who got too close.

The sound of them crashing into the ice echoed through the battlefield. The remaining zombies were trapped, too slow to evade my magic or the spreading frost beneath their feet.

As I watched them fall, I could feel it—the surge of power, the feeling of leveling up. I glanced at my skills.

[System alert!

Spore Manipulation (Lv. 3) -> Spore Manipulation (Lv. 4)

Spore Cloud (Lv. 2) -> Spore Cloud (Lv. 3)

Ice Magic (Lv. 1) -> Ice Magic (Lv. 2)

Frostbound Aura (Lv. 1) -> Frostbound Aura (Lv. 2)

Glacier Spikes (Lv. 1) -> Glacier Spikes (Lv. 2)

Keep it up little goblin! ]

I smiled. This was the kind of progress I needed. Also, the hell? Not needed you holographic blue thing!

I turned back to Titan, who had already taken care of the last few zombies around us.

My new teammate didn't seem to acknowledge the victory, but I could tell we had a solid win.

"Well, that was... something," I said, catching my breath, haa... moving in this newly formed body is exhausting!

Titan didn't respond. Of course, it didn't. But it was fine. I wasn't alone at facing that this time, and that made all the difference.

We started walking away from the battlefield, the ice melting around us as the last of the zombies fell.

"I'm starting to like this team," I muttered with a grin. "We make a good pair."

Titan didn't respond. But I think I knew what it would say anyway, frobably something like 'You're lucky I'm here, if you didn't you'd be one of those rotting flesh' or something, anyway I'll forgive it this time!(^ω^)


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