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🕑 Added 2025-10-04 22:34:30 +0000 UTCEP.16 The Finishing Move Is Too Powerful!
I began to seriously examine the new or enhanced abilities I gained at E level.
“The newly added special skill, Booster, is a dash skill. It’s incredibly useful in close-range situations. Especially since it grants invincibility time, it’ll be a huge help when fighting multiple zombies.”
What first caught my eye was definitely the “Party Function.”
But today, I killed 19 zombies.
I was starting to get the hang of zombie hunting.
Naturally, my attention shifted to skills that would directly help with zombie hunting.
“Booster has a maximum range of 15 meters and, when activated, creates a shield that puts you in an invincible state. After reaching your target point, the shield remains for 3 more seconds. Cooldown is 15 seconds.”
“With the shield, you can block zombie attacks and even be safe against firearms and explosives.”
I carefully read the Booster’s abilities as described in the status window.
I’ve played a lot of games.
I know how important a dash skill is for melee characters
it’s all about controlling distance.
That’s what I worried about most when I thought about hunting zombies.
How would I manage distance when fighting multiple zombies?
That’s why I didn’t go outside and used the crossbow to kill zombies instead.
The Booster skill seems like it will solve that problem.
“On the main status window, it says you’re invincible, but since the shield is described as blocking certain attacks, it probably isn’t total invincibility.”
If it were total invincibility, the explanation wouldn’t be so long.
The shield likely has some limits.
Against attacks above a certain destructive level, it probably just reduces damage.
Still, you’re protected while dashing forward.
And at the destination, you get an extra 3 seconds of protection.
That protection makes you immune to zombie virus attacks.
That’s an enormous buff especially in the early stages, it’s an absolute buff.
“It’s not just for zombies. In fights against people, a dash skill is absolutely essential. Against humans, I’ll need to strike first and hard, even more than against zombies.”
“I realized that even more today while killing zombies with the crossbow.”
I learned a lot from killing zombies with the crossbow.
Just as I ambushed zombies, others could ambush me.
If the opponent is human, they’re likely to set traps and go for surprise attacks.
For now, I have no plans to form a group beyond Yeon Dohee.
In that situation, I needed an absolute skill to overcome enemy traps and ambushes.
A 15-meter dash with a shield is just such an absolute skill.
“That’s about 15 meters, right?”
I decided to try out the Booster.
With a name that cool, there’s no reason not to.
Let’s chew it up, savor it, and enjoy it.
The training room in the bunker is about 20 meters wide.
That’s plenty of space to test the Booster.
“The image of the Booster skill is already in my head. I just need to apply that image to my body.”
After leveling up and understanding the skill,
the status window injected the usage method into my mind as an image.
It felt just like when I first gripped the Awakened Metal Pipe.
“This must be why anime and movie protagonists shout out their skill names. There’s nothing better for visualizing a skill than calling out its name.”
Using special abilities made me realize how important it is to visualize the skill.
Booster and Back Dash are the skills that require visualization the most.
I used to wonder why characters in anime or movies shout their skill names
now I know it was just my own ignorance.
“Hoo....”
Before casting the skill,
I took a deep breath.
“Booster!”
Then, with my eyes wide open, I quietly uttered “Booster.”
Flaaaaaash!!!!!
In that moment, my body moved almost like a flash of lightning.
‘Woohooooo!’
It was instantaneous.
With no prep stance or leap, my body shot forward like a bullet.
It felt less like moving quickly and more like teleporting.
In less than a second, I, Kim Taesik, crossed 15 meters.
“Oh... I barely felt the wind. It was like space itself shrank! If I’d felt more wind, my eyes might have closed from the speed.”
That’s what I experienced with Booster.
It felt less like moving fast and more like warping space.
While crossing 15 meters, I barely felt any air resistance.
Wooooong...!
From the starting point, a golden energy shield formed around my whole body.
Fssssssss....!
After about 3 seconds at the destination, the shield disappeared.
“So this energy shield is what gives me invincibility. This is true special ability!”
I stared wide-eyed at the process.
As expected, there’s a world of difference between just reading about it and actually experiencing it.
‘Back Dash, let’s try Back Dash too. Since they’re introduced together, they must be a synergistic set.’
For melee characters, hit-and-run is the rule.
Ranged characters often use jumps for this,
but melee characters use dashes to control distance.
That’s what forward and backward dash skills are for.
Booster is the forward dash, Back Dash is the backward dash.
[The trait “Enhanced Senses” is activated.]
After using Booster, I was facing the wall without turning around.
As I prepared for Back Dash, the new E-level trait, “Enhanced Senses,” activated.
According to the status window, Enhanced Senses is close to a sixth sense or extrasensory perception.
For example, if someone throws a rock at me from behind, I can sense it.
Likewise, in melee combat, if an attack comes from a blind spot, Enhanced Senses lets me pick it up.
‘Even without turning around, I can roughly visualize what’s behind me.’
With Enhanced Senses active, I could clearly picture the destination of Back Dash without turning around.
Once I confirmed the image
“Back Dash!”
I quietly uttered “Back Dash.”
Shuaaaaaaa!!!!
Then, still facing forward, my body zipped 15 meters backward.
There was no shield, but otherwise, it was like Booster.
It felt almost like teleporting.
“Amazing... The sense of stability is incredible...”
“With this, I can really hit-and-run easily.”
Even though I moved backward without turning, I felt no anxiety.
“Cooldown is 15 seconds, with 3 seconds of invincibility during Booster. So during invincibility, I can take out the most dangerous targets, fight a few more, then use Back Dash to retreat.”
Booster’s cooldown is 15 seconds.
But if I use Back Dash during invincibility, the cooldown feels less restrictive.
“There’s still some awkwardness, but with practice, it’ll become second nature.”
When you suddenly get a powerful special ability, it feels strange for a while.
Especially with Booster and Back Dash, since they heavily distort physical laws, the sense of unfamiliarity is even greater.
Plenty of practice is essential.
“Oh yeah! Booster!”
Flaaaaaash!!!!!
“Heuuuung! Back Dash!”
Shuaaaaaaa!!!!
“Hah! Booster!”
Chuaaaaaak!
“Ohohoh! Back Dash!”
Shuuuuuuuuk!!!!
To overcome the awkwardness, I practiced Booster and Back Dash for about an hour, adjusting distances as soon as the cooldown reset.
[Nano Warrior Kim Taesik’s party members receive the Blessing of Divine Power. Party members with this blessing grow as Kim Taesik grows.]
[Zombies killed by party members may, with a certain probability, grant points to Kim Taesik.]
[Party members can share their status window screens.]
I practiced the new skills Booster and Back Dash diligently.
I also finished lifting to squeeze out the remaining training points.
Afterward, I went to the master bathroom to shower.
“Through my special growth, I can influence party members, and I also get points from zombies they kill.”
Even in the shower, I checked the last remaining feature: the party system.
That’s my Nano Warrior passion.
[Nano Warrior Kim Taesik’s party can only include those with the Blessing of Divine Power or those who have a bond with him.]
[Through the resonance of divine power, Kim Taesik’s status window will find party members within a certain area.]
[He can invite identified individuals to his party, and if they accept, they become members.]
[Leadership of the party belongs to Kim Taesik. Only he can expel members.]
[If a party member is expelled, both their growth and any points Kim Taesik gained through them remain.]
“Hm... So I can’t just invite anyone. If you’re sharing your status window, you really need to trust the person.”
“But... I remember Dohee had the Blessing of Divine Power trait. So if the bond is strong enough...”
I never saw Dohee’s status window directly.
I just organized what she told me in my notes.
From that, I recall she had the Blessing of Divine Power, which is required for party membership.
“Bond... bond... my bond with Yeon Dohee...”
The status window clearly said bond was a factor.
So if Dohee doesn’t qualify as a party member, that alone is meaningful.
It would mean, at least by the status window’s standards, her bond with me isn’t strong enough.
That thought made me unexpectedly anxious.
I’d been riding high on new abilities, but suddenly things felt serious.
[Would you like to search for party members? If so, press the [Find Party Member] button.]
After finishing the party system explanation, my status window asked if I wanted to search for party members.
“Screw it! Just press it!!”
Click!
No point in hesitating go big or go home.
I immediately pressed the [Find Party Member] button.
