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Fidget... Fidget...
Dohee gripped the so-called “staff” which was actually more like a mace, deceiving its user with its name with both hands.
She then carefully caressed and examined the thick, solid, especially large-headed deceiver.
Honestly, she was just holding and checking it, but that’s how it looked to me.
‘Wow... Dohee’s presence is overwhelming... Huge chest! A berserker’s weapon! She’s a healer... That’s the perfect image of a healer...’
I couldn’t help but be amazed at the sight.
The essence of a healer isn’t just the berserker mode of swinging a blunt weapon.
A grand chest is also a classic trait and virtue of a healer.
Yeon Dohee was someone who embodied all of that perfectly.
Seeing Dohee’s huge chest and the mace in her hand together, I couldn’t help but think she really was a healer by my side.
“But is this really a healer’s weapon? I don’t know much about this stuff, but even I can tell these specs are more for smashing zombies.”
Dohee also sensed that the awakened staff’s intended use was anything but ordinary.
“There’s a saying in this field. The best heal is to never let your allies get hurt in the first place. The best heal is to go out front and smash the enemies yourself. It’s a famous quote.”
I replied with a slight smile, fully understanding her reaction.
“Well, personally, I do prefer the smashing type.”
Just an hour ago, Dohee had been shooting zombies with a crossbow without hesitation.
She seemed quite satisfied with her staff-skinned mace.
“But what I just said is at least half a joke. That’s really just a thing in games.”
“Healer is such a rare class that, in practice, it’s better not to put yourself at risk.”
I know Dohee’s tough personality well.
On the first day, she was ready to plow through the zombies in the yard with an armored vehicle.
If I left her alone, she might take all the zombie points for herself, so I quickly stepped in to stop her.
“Alright, got it. You’re more of an expert than me, so I’ll listen to you.”
Dohee accepted my intervention coolly.
‘In my case, I switched to a special hidden class right away, so I didn’t have the chance to carefully study the traits of normal classes... but thanks to Dohee’s status window, I’ve figured out a few things.’
After reining in Dohee’s berserker instincts, I carefully reviewed the notes I’d made about her status window.
Understanding awakening abilities is just as important as understanding zombies.
Having another Awakened by my side means I now have a control group to compare abilities.
By analyzing and testing, I could uncover some crucial information.
While checking Dohee’s status window, I learned a few things most notably, her growth method.
Yeon Dohee’s growth method was “normal growth possible,” the same as a regular warrior.
Normal growth is a mechanism where you grow steadily as you use your awakened abilities.
‘So my growth method, [special growth possible], must mean direct and concrete growth, right?’
Thanks to this, I could clearly understand the concept of my own special growth method.
‘For combat-focused jobs, it’s basically pushing you to fight. Once the outlines of all the Awakened become clear, things are going to get noisy.’
For healers like Yeon Dohee, it seems possible to grow steadily through continuous healing.
But for the warrior classes, which will likely be the majority, it’s a different story they have to keep fighting to grow.
‘Anyway, now that I’ve confirmed there are other Awakened besides me, I need to pay even closer attention to what’s happening outside.’
It’s only the second day since the zombie apocalypse started.
I occasionally check the internet to keep up with the outside world.
So far, people are talking about the chaos as if they’re reporting on it.
I get a very cautious, dry feeling.
Most ordinary people aren’t making any bold moves.
‘No one knows what’s going to happen next, so everyone’s just watching and waiting.’
Because it’s still the very beginning, most people are in a total panic.
They’re hiding and watching, playing it safe.
Of course, the more quick-witted ones are already making moves to prepare for what’s next.
“Huff... Huff...! Iron King... Fast Recovery trait is amazing...! I can do such intense split training like this! Huff!!!”
By the evening of day two,
I was once again in the training room, having “sex” with the weights.
This was my second training session since getting the status window.
The first exercise of day two’s training was the bench press.
Pushing that heavy barbell against my chest felt just like sex.
After getting 19 zombie points, my detailed stat abilities had been further enhanced.
I couldn’t help but feel ecstatic at how much my physical abilities had soared in just one day.
“Wow... With this much weight... Huff! Doing this many reps with this much weight? Whew!”
I’d set my power stat to E[5/5].
That means my power is at the level of a 900kg total in the big three lifts.
I was doing high sets and high reps with weights in the 700kg range.
“Iron King... Fast Recovery... this is so sweet... Huff!!”
The routine I chose to get the five daily training points was no joke.
Since I decided to focus on training points rather than zombie points, I’d have to do this routine every day for a while.
Normally, this would be impossible.
There wouldn’t be enough time for muscle fibers destroyed by intense training to recover.
Muscle fiber breakdown is separate from strength gains.
Normally, you’d need steroids for a routine like this.
One of the effects of steroids is rapid muscle fiber recovery.
But thanks to my Iron King and Fast Recovery traits, it was possible.
Iron King is, as the name suggests, a trait that makes you resistant to injury.
With that trait active, I could lift intensely with a sense of extreme stability, even in difficult routines.
And Fast Recovery
it wasn’t just about minimizing rest time.
Muscle repair after lifting was also incomparably faster than before.
Feeling these incredible effects all over my body, I, Kim Taesik the gym rat, was so happy I could die, thrilled to have acquired a legal cheat.
Overflowing with happiness, I was on fire with joy as I lifted.
After about five sets of 15 reps of this intense “lifting sex,”
『Nano Warrior Kim Taesik’s training points have increased by 2.』
My status window notified me that I’d gained training points.
“Okay! Now I can level up!”
For reference, I’d killed 19 zombies during the day, and invested 15 points in agility, endurance, and stamina.
That left me with 4 points.
Then I gained 2 more from training, for a total of 6 points.
That meant I could finally fill the last stat, 『Mana』 F [0/5].
Once I filled up mana points, I could finally level up.
“No hesitation! You have to press it without hesitation in times like this!”
Click!
Sitting on the bench press, I pressed the 【Mana】 button in the points section.
◆ Stats
『Power』 E [5/5] 『Agility』 E [5/5]
『Endurance』 E [5/5] 『Stamina』 E [5/5]
『Mana』 E [5/5]100
All the detailed stat slots were now filled.
Click!
After confirming that, I pressed 【Apply Overall Level】 next to the 『Level』 section.
『Nano Warrior Kim Taesik’s overall level has risen to E level.』
The status window told me I’d leveled up.
『Name』 Kim Taesik
『Gender』 Male 『Age』 24
『Class』 Nano Warrior
『Level』 E [Level Details] [Apply Overall Level]
『Rank』 Special Hidden [Ability Details]
『Feature』 Special Growth Possible
◆ Stats
『Power』 E [0/10] 『Agility』 E [0/10]
『Endurance』 E [0/10] 『Stamina』 E [0/10]
『Mana』 E [0/10]400
◆ Traits
『Evasion Skill Mastery』『General Combat Skill Mastery』『General Weapon Skill Mastery』
『Combat Mentality Mastery』『Lifting Skill Mastery』『Iron King』『Fast Recovery』
『Blessing of Divine Power』『Enhanced Senses』
◆ Special Skills
『Inventory』【Inventory】
『Party Function』【Recruit Party Members】
『Booster』[Range 15 meters][Auto-activate][Cooldown 15 seconds][3 seconds invincibility on activation]
『Back Dash』[Range 15 meters][Auto-activate][Cooldown 15 seconds]
◇ Equipment
『Special Weapon』[Nano Awakened Metal Pipe]【Special Weapon Details】
『Points』 1【Power】【Agility】【Stamina】【Endurance】【Mana】
『Daily Zombie Max Allocation』[E Level] 0/30 [per day, 12:00 am]
『Daily Training Points』[Advanced] 0/10 [Total 150 points] [143 points remaining] [per day, 12:00 am]
My status window, now updated to E level, appeared.
“So much has changed???”
Even at a glance, the changes were striking.
『Daily zombie max allocation has increased to 30 points at [E Level].』
『Daily training points have increased to 10 at [Advanced].』
『A new trait, Enhanced Senses, has been added.』
『Special skills Booster and Back Dash have been added.』
『Blessing of Divine Power has been added as a trait.』
『Due to Blessing of Divine Power, Nano Warrior Kim Taesik now has the Party Function as a special skill. You can check the details through 【Recruit Party Members】.』
The status window listed the upgraded stats and newly added features.
“Party? Party function???”
The thing that caught my eye the most was the party function created by the Blessing of Divine Power.
