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"Alex!!!"
Mark yelled as he jumped in front of the giant humanoid creature and shot a blast at its face.
Bang!!!
Ahhhhhh!!!
The creature let out a deafening scream as it struck out at Mark, not even getting a word out before he was smashed into the wall.
Mark stood up, wiping his mouth as blood started dripping down.
He tried something new—instead of shooting off a fireball, he attempted to surround his hand down to the axe with fire.
Whooooosh!!!
Mark's axe was ablaze. He brought it down for the first time across the monster's neck—it cut through it like butter.
The monster's head thudded to the ground, and its body splattered blood into the air as it stumbled to its knees before landing face-first onto its stomach.
[You have defeated Level 5 Mutated Zombie.]
[You have gained +10 Strength.]
[You have reached Level 2 and gained 3 free status points.]
[You have reached Level 3 and gained 3 free status points.]
Instantly, a green orb had appeared on the floor again.
[Unclassified Weapon Orb:????????]
[Unclassified Rank: Katana: +2 Strength, +2 Agility]
Mark went up to Alex, got him standing, and gave him the katana.
"Haha, you're alright, dude?" Mark queried as he stared at Alex.
"Yeah, my head's just spinning a little. I'm feeling kinda nauseous. Hey. do monsters drop weapons, too?" Alex asked in amazement.
Mark heard the sound of some growls from behind him and turned his head slowly—only to be welcomed by an army of a hundred zombies.
"Uhhhhh.!!!"
"Thought we'd get a little break… but whatever," Alex said as he stood up, held the katana in front of him, and suddenly shouted, "Bring it on!!!"
Hack. Hack.
That was the only thing Mark did for minutes, and he felt as if he was going to pass out. Suddenly, a zombie crept up on Mark and lunged at him, tackling him to the ground.
"Get off me!" Mark shouted as he shoved his hand beneath the zombie's neck, shoving it up a bit before it returned to its place. But then, suddenly, the zombie's head was hacked completely off by Alex.
"Mark, snap out of it!" Alex shouted as he quickly sliced down another zombie.
Mark immediately invested his 6 status points in Stamina.
He leapt up, set fire to his hand and axe, and began hacking down the zombies like butter with a hot knife.
5 minutes later…
Mark and Alex were spotted on one knee, panting for breath surrounded by more than a hundred butchered zombie corpses.
[You have reached Level 4 and gained 3 free status points.]
[You have reached Level 5 and gained 3 free status points.]
[You have reached Level 6 and gained 3 free status points.]
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