episode_0004

[Stats]

Strength(D): 16 Agility(D): 17 Stamina(D): 14

Intelligence(D): 38 Spirit(D): 32 Mana(D): 10

Charm(E): 68

[Trait(1)]

[Altruism]

When using skills for the benefit of others, the skill’s effectiveness can increase up to 400%.

(Currently at 190%)

[Skill(1)]

[Lv_3 Barrier]

– Creates a transparent barrier using mana for defense.

Satisfied with her abilities to the point where she felt as if God was watching over her, she embraced the tearful girl once more and rose from her seat, suppressing her emotions.

“Now let’s quickly take the children to the elderly care center.”

As Sehee, blushing at my words, hurriedly entered the room, I smiled at the unexpected stroke of luck in our plan and felt a warm gaze from behind.

“Ayeong, what’s wrong?”

Pretending not to know anything, I approached Ayeong, who seemed flustered and denied it with a casual expression.

“Has your mana almost recovered?”

“I’ve recovered almost 50%…”

“It’s okay. We confirmed on our way here that there were no zombies around, and even the ones Ayeong handled were mostly taken care of, so even if there are some zombies left, there shouldn’t be many left now.”

Chuckling softly, I thought of Ayeong as cute as she blushed and fidgeted, and Sehee, who had come out with the children for a moment, showed up.

“Most of the kids here are elementary school students, with 5 middle schoolers and 3 high schoolers.”

After Sehee introduced us to the 20 children one by one, I exchanged brief greetings with them and headed towards the elderly care center.

“Oppa, I’m scared…”

Although the young elementary school girls whispered that they were scared while sticking close to me, we were able to safely enter the elderly care center without encountering a single zombie on the way.

“Good job, kids.”

Leaving the children with the elderly and Sehee, I moved outside the door with a protective barrier to go get supplies.

Thud-

Arriving at the mart 15 minutes away from the elderly care center, we confirmed that zombies were wandering inside the mart. With Ayeong’s telekinesis and Gangeun’s now familiar handling of four zombies on his own, we fought fiercely and wiped them out, safely entering the mart.

“Even though we’ve taken care of all the visible zombies, let’s always be cautious just in case…!”

As a zombie rushed towards me from the corner, I grabbed its arm, kicked its leg to throw off its balance, and swiftly slashed its throat with a knife.

“Wow…”

Watching me handle the zombie quickly and calmly, Gangeun’s eyes sparkled, and Ayeong blushed.

[Faith: 28]

[Faith: 20]

Feeling good seeing the rising faith points, I mentally noted the supplies to take next time, packed the immediate necessities in my bag, and with Gangeun carrying 5 bags, me carrying 3, and Ayeong carrying 1, we returned to the elderly care center.

“Thank you so much.”

Sehee expressed her gratitude to us for bringing the supplies.

“Thank you so much, sir.”

And then, humbly acknowledging the thanks from the elderly, we took a short break. Ayeong showed her fondness for children by playing with them.

“Wow!”

The young children seemed to adore us like superheroes, even when Ayeong used her telekinesis a little, and the older children, elderly, and Sehee were all very grateful to us.

“We feel sorry for just receiving help from you.”

“What are you talking about? Thanks to Sehee’s skills, we can all be safe.”

“Since Sangil says so, I feel good.”

“But we will continue to work together, so should we speak comfortably?”

Taking advantage of being the same age, we quickly and comfortably shared stories, and thanks to that, Sihee’s faith rose rapidly, following Go Ah-young’s lead.

“Kang Hyun, you’re resting a bit.”

Seeing Kang Hyun nodding off leaning against the wall, I told him to rest his eyes for the next outing, allowing Goh Kang-hyun to lie down comfortably and get some sleep.

“Adapting to the suddenly changed world, fighting zombies, both mentally and physically exhausting. Let’s all take a breath, rest, and go back out.”

Saying that, I turned my gaze away from Kang Hyun towards the children, getting up to work.

“Grrr!”

“Oppa, you’re really funny.”

I smiled as I played with the children, raising their faith, looking at Go Ah-young and Sihee Sun with satisfied expressions.

“Ah-young, why don’t you go in and rest? I’ll keep an eye on the kids.”

“Oh, no. I like the kids, so I wanted to watch over them.”

Playing with the children, one of my abilities as a polluted god is to contaminate the surroundings, which allowed me to quickly raise faith levels by contaminating pure children and elderly people who already had faith, securing over 6000 faith every 6 hours.

“Ah-young, I’ll go in and rest for a bit too. You rest as well.”

After speaking, I found a spot to lie down and briefly rest, but I couldn’t help but wake up soon after hearing a voice calling me.

“Sang-il, it’s ready. Come out quickly.”

“Huh?”

“I’m done cooking, come out and eat.”

Confused, I looked at the clock and realized it was already 5 pm, with the smell of freshly cooked rice wafting in from outside.

“What’s this…”

Stepping outside, I saw freshly cooked rice and various side dishes laid out before me. In a situation where food had to be rationed due to zombies, seeing such a luxurious meal set made me look at Sihee Sun.

“For now, ingredients with short expiration dates or high freshness need to be used quickly, so I prepared this.”

Sehee, who spoke clearly, did nothing wrong, so she sat calmly and picked up her spoon.

Hoorip-

Looking to the side, I saw Gokanghyun and Goayoung already eating, smiling at me.

“The children and the elderly have all eaten already.”

Without asking, Sehee accurately scratched the itchy spot for me, nodding as I started eating.

“Ah, I’m full.”

“Did you like the taste?”

“The dish Sehee made was very delicious.”

“That’s good. Hehe.”

Glancing at her smiling softly, when Goayoung noticed me looking, she quickly looked up at me with pretty eyes, and naturally, my hand reached out to pat her head.

“…!”

“Let’s rest a bit more before we go get supplies right after finishing our meal.”

After resting a bit, we left the elderly center after 6 o’clock and walked back to the mart we had visited earlier.

“It’s been a long time and it’s getting dark, so we need to be even more careful now.”

Finishing speaking, I activated my body using the strength and magic power I raised before coming out.

[Stats]

Strength (D): 32 Agility (D): 33 Stamina (D): 37

Intelligence (D): 32 Spirit (D): 40 Magic Power (E): 22

Charm (D): 22 Divine Power (E): 22

Points: 120 Faith: 0 (7024/6h)

Exchanging all the faith I gained into points to enhance my magic power and divine power, I was able to raise two stats by one grade and increase them up to 22.

‘Thanks to that, using magic power and divine power feels much easier.’

Feeling a temporary enhancement in my body, I walked on as I heard the sound of zombies moving with my enhanced hearing.

“Hey, Ayoung, do you think we can handle that over there?”

Asking Ayoung to take care of the zombies that were 100 meters away, I used my divine power to activate the sacred corrupt skill, and Ayoung responded positively with a bright voice.

Crack!

Watching Ayoung easily take down the zombies from a distance, I praised her and her faith level rose to 40.

“Now it’s getting a bit scary…”

Although she had saved me in a crisis and taken care of me well, I couldn’t help but feel a bit uneasy seeing her faith level rise significantly higher than others. I moved towards the mart again and soon spotted a group of zombies.

“This time, Kanghyun and I will go out and fight first. Ayoung, you can help us in dangerous situations.”

With newfound confidence, Kanghyun, who could now handle more than 5 zombies, confidently took the lead, attracting the attention of the zombies, and our slaughter began.

Thud!

After swiftly beheading the zombie that charged towards us, Kanghyun spun around to push back the zombies behind him, giving me the opportunity to methodically take down the zombies.

Slash!

Slicing through the zombie’s neck like cutting through water, I continued the momentum to stab the next zombie in the head. As another zombie swung its arm at me, I dodged by spinning my body and used that force to smash its head with my fist.

Boom!

Having resistance to contamination and the ability to heal wounds using the sacred corrupt skill, I deliberately avoided attacks to hone my combat skills.

“One step forward.”

Thwack!

Pushed back by a forceful attack, I chased after the zombie that had blocked the path of the three zombies behind it, methodically slashing through them one by one.

Crack!

When more than 5 zombies rushed towards Kanghyun, Ayoung, who was hiding behind, helped him handle the zombies, allowing me to focus solely on my own fight and easily take down 20 zombies in less than 2 minutes.

“It seems like you’ve gotten stronger. Your movements are noticeably different from before.”

As Kanghyun humbly accepted my comment that he had simply become more accustomed to fighting, I felt grateful for the power of faith and we continued to fight four more times until we reached the mart.

“Now I only have 10% of my mana left.”

“Since we’ve cleaned up once, it should be fine to go back.”

With my mana and divine power running low, I deactivated my enhanced body and entered the mart with only my hearing activated.

Clang!

As a zombie rushed towards me from the corner, I was already prepared, swinging my knife as if I knew it was coming.

“Let’s be careful of the zombies and quickly grab the food we need to eat.”

Having done this once before, we quickly filled our bags with food and headed back to the shelter.

Clang!

Not far from the shelter, we encountered another group of zombies and dropped our bags to engage in combat once again.

Clang!

After warning Ayoung to save her mana for emergencies, I and Kanghyun managed to take down all 20 zombies without her help.

“Whew…”

I also don’t use divine power or magic, so after calming my breath with a few deep breaths following a five-minute battle, I carried my luggage and entered the inn with the old man. After enjoying a delicious meal, we each found a comfortable spot to rest.

“I need to grow even faster….”

Someone came to me as I sat in a corner, organizing my thoughts alone.