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I didn't break into the convenience store for nothing.
'Let's use the guys in here as bait.'
I figured it was better to go inside than to run away the moment I was caught. Outside, I'd have to fight the zombies alone, but inside, there were two other people to draw their attention.
"What the fuck!"
Whether the guy inside, who was in the middle of having fun, cursed or not, I repeatedly slammed the half-broken glass door with a golf club until it was completely shattered, then quickly went inside.
Then, I made eye contact with the guy who had stood up, blatantly revealing his erect monstrosity.
Surprisingly, he looked ordinary. I expected a burly, tattooed thug with a menacing look, but he was nothing like that. Rather, he was skinny with a gentle face. I wouldn't call him handsome, but he had a kind look. Although, it was hard to feel that way with his face all scrunched up.
"You crazy bastard! Are you out of your mind?!"
The skinny thug threatened me with a scowl, but he wasn't particularly intimidating. He was just a skinny guy like me, and his height was similar to mine at around 170cm, so I didn't feel any pressure. Rather, I just felt disgusted by the sight of his dangling, hideous thing.
Ignoring the skinny thug, I tried to go further inside before the zombies came in. But I immediately had to turn back and look at him again.
▶Jeong Young-gyu
Because something strange was floating above the skinny thug's face.
'What is that?'
It was the bolded word "Hacking" from the list of traits in my status window. But it was attached to the skinny thug.
"Fuck. You just wait."
The skinny thug was pissed off at being interrupted in the middle of his fun, and he started getting dressed while grumbling to himself.
Whatever he did, I focused on the bolded word. I felt like there was something more.
Sure enough, when I focused on the name, a new bolded word appeared.
『Jeong Young-gyu』
Trait: 「Impulsivity (lv.3)」
It was a status window. And it was the skinny thug's status window, not mine.
However, unlike my status window, a skill list didn't appear. I didn't know if the skinny thug had no skills, or if "Hacking" could only access individual trait data and couldn't see the skill list.
'Ah, I can't see trait information either.'
Moreover, I couldn't see trait information either. If I could, I would have been able to roughly gauge the dangerous factors of my opponents just by looking at them, as well as trade them for the 'level change' or erase traits with 'transfer to storage,' which was a shame.
'If I could do that, I wouldn't envy any other skill.'
While I was briefly distracted by discovering an unexpected function, the skinny thug came striding up with only his pants on.
"What the hell are you doing? Fuck! Why are you breaking in and acting crazy?!"
I ignored him and ran straight inside.
"Where do you think you're going, huh? Aaaagh!"
Because I saw a zombie jumping towards the skinny thug from behind.
The skinny thug heard the sound of the zombie jumping up belatedly and tried to turn around, but before he could, he was helplessly bitten on the shoulder.
On top of that, another zombie appeared out of nowhere and jumped towards the skinny thug, who was thrashing around, making things even worse for him.
"Aaaagh!"
The skinny thug, who was struggling in pain after being bitten on the shoulder by the zombie, had no time to avoid the second zombie. The skinny thug was bitten on the side and pushed over as the same time by the second zombie.
The second zombie, tearing off a chunk of flesh from his waist, immediately got up and bit into the fallen skinny thug's stomach. The flesh on his abdomen was torn straight into the zombie's mouth by the jaw strength that even broke bones.
There was no need to see any more. That guy is definitely going to die.
What I had to think about was whether to hide in the warehouse and wait for the zombies to finish their meal and leave, or to fight the zombies now.
'Fortunately, it doesn't look like any more zombies are coming. Wouldn't it be better to kill them now?'
I thought more zombies would come because of the sound of the glass breaking, but unexpectedly, there was no sign of any more coming. If it's just the two of them, it'd be better to kill them all now while they're distracted by eating the skinny thug.
"Ugh..."
The skinny thug couldn't even scream properly anymore. In fact, it was a miracle that he was even alive, so it didn't make sense for him to have the energy to scream.
I focused my gaze on the back of the head of the zombie who was having a rather grotesque meal. It suddenly occurred to me that the research log in 'Work and Personal History' said to attack the limbs first, but now I was in a position to ambush from behind, so I planned to finish off at least one of them for sure when I could safely strike first.
"Gasp!"
At that moment, a woman's short exclamation came from beyond the checkout counter. Judging by the way she was covering her mouth in a hurry with wide eyes, she seemed to have made a sound without realizing it after seeing the skinny thug being eaten.
I was approaching the zombie stealthily when I quickly hid behind the shelf and watched the situation. Fortunately, the zombies were too busy eating the skinny thug to pay attention.
In a crisis, it seemed like I could use other people as bait. I was momentarily scared out of my mind, but I gained quite useful information.
Carefully watching, I stealthily approached the zombie again. And I swung the club head with all my might at the back of the zombie's head.
Crack─
The zombie, whose head was instantly caved in, buried its head in the skinny thug's stomach, which had its insides exposed.
Only then did the other zombie, who was tearing at an arm, raise its head and look at me.
"Shiii."
Then, it immediately bared its teeth at me.
'If they recognize you even while eating, they attack first. It seems like their senses only become dull while eating.'
It was the first time I was fighting a zombie head-on. Until now, it had always been a form where I was attacking unilaterally. I couldn't help but be nervous.
"Shriek!"
The zombie, as if it didn't need any probing, immediately lunged forward, sticking out its snout recklessly.
I had already anticipated that the zombie would rush at me the moment it bared its teeth, so I stepped back and, at the same time, knocked over the display case to collide with the zombie.
The zombie rushed aimlessly and crashed into the display case, smashing into the display case on the opposite side.
"Ciek!"
The zombie tried to get up immediately, but after being hit on the ankle by the golf club I swung, it crashed back into the display case. Various household items such as disposable razors, cleansers, and condoms that were on the display case poured down on top of the zombie.
In order not to miss the advantageous situation, I immediately rushed in and swung the golf club repeatedly at the legs of the zombie that was trying to get up.
The zombie tried to get up even after being hit a couple of times, but eventually its legs were twisted in a deformed way and it couldn't get up. No, it did manage to get up, but it couldn't keep its balance and kept falling to the side.
Nevertheless, it showed its determination to somehow get to me by crawling, but the crippled zombie was no longer a threat.
After keeping a suitable distance, I slammed the golf club down twice, completely smashing the zombie's skull. Perhaps because the golf club was bent, the point of impact was off and I didn't hit the head properly the first time, but the next time I was able to slam it down on the top of the head accurately.
The zombie, whose head was crushed, bled dark blue blood from its eyes and nose, collapsed on the floor, and couldn't get up again.
"Heeeuuu..."
After all the zombies were dead, only the skinny thug's faint groans remained in the convenience store.
'He's still alive even in that state. Is it because of his traits? Or a skill?'
I was staring intently at the skinny thug, who was in a state that could be said to be a corpse, when the status window reappeared.
"Huh?"
But this time it was different from before.
「Impulsivity (lv.3)」[Personality]
☐ Damage taken when following impulses -5.85%
☒ Skill 「Outburst」 is created upon reaching lv.10
(「Outburst」: Becomes consumed by extreme impulses for 5 minutes, ignoring skill and trait effects that restrict movement. Cooldown time: 24 hours.)
▶Level Change: 1p
Like my status window, I could even check the trait information in the skinny thug's status window.
'Can you only see other people's trait information right before they die? What's the point of seeing the trait information of a guy who's about to die?'
Moreover, there was no 'transfer to storage' either. If I had that, I would have moved the trait to the storage and found out where I could use it, but it was impossible because it was someone else's status window.
In this case, it was the same as saying that the function of 「Hacking」 can only be used on me. There was no need to raise the trait level of a dead guy.
I was briefly excited about the possibilities of 「Hacking」, but unfortunately, there was no twist.
I guess I'll just have to be content with catching zombies and raising my trait level. There was nothing I could do anyway since I didn't have any points right now.
'Wait a minute. Maybe people give points too?'
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