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Sword of Faith (2) ― Incheon Soccer Stadium, 246 Chamhoejeon-ro, Jung-gu, Incheon

As the saying goes, “get rid of the bull’s horns quickly,” so I didn’t hesitate.

Hehehe…

The skies above Incheon, where sleeves are flapping in the fierce wind.

I looked down at the ‘Incheon Soccer Stadium’, which I reached in an instant.

This stadium, also called ‘Sungui Arena Park’, welcomed me with a horror reminiscent of ruins.

Tents filled the green lawn and spectator corridors.

Among the tents that were packed tightly together without any empty space, there was not a single one that was in good condition.

The red blood stains on the crumpled and collapsed tent made me imagine the day the shelter collapsed.

Gunshots and gunfire tear through the air, and the screams of people continue to echo through them.

It will make all those sounds trivial…

‘Keeek!’

Even the howling of zombies.

Trash dancing here and there in the wind.

The stench of excrement and corpses permeated in the wind.

Collapsed structures, scorched marks, randomly scattered shell casings and smashed tanks.

“… There is no such thing as hell.”

The hell of this world was right here.

I stopped in the grass and stared at the group of swaying zombies.

If there is this much of a crowd outside, the inside of the stadium must be even bigger due to the nature of these guys who like dark places.

The probability that there were ‘variants’ among them was also very high.

In particular, the emergence of the variant that treated the army’s tanks as if they were playing with toys was the most alarming.

I definitely encountered it at a time when the level of [Mimicking Adult] wasn’t that high, but that variant was the only one that escaped because I couldn’t kill it.

The rapidly rolling eyes counted the number of zombies roaming the ground.

From 40 to 50… .

I hadn’t even counted half of them yet, but I shook my head at the number of nearly a hundred.

‘It is not efficient to kill them all with telekinesis.’

As I was thinking about the right method, the battle at Starlight Church flashed through my mind.

“… okay. That rat-like finger gunman.”

Thinking of the bastard’s miserable end, I stretched out my right arm forward.

Dddd!

The zombies reacted to the stadium shaking violently as if there was an earthquake.

“Kkieeek―!”

They immediately stopped shaking and quickly looked around, trying to figure out the cause of the earthquake that hit them.

Kiiing―

White light blooms all over the body along with the sound of Mana howling fiercely.

The right hand, shining white, waved slightly as if conducting.

Toad-duk-duk-

Under the command of the right hand, the lawn was broken into small pieces and slowly rose into the air.

Broken tents, trash bags, concrete and dirt were floating in the air.

The floating objects stopped after reaching a certain height.

“… … .”

In an instant, the soccer stadium was transformed into space in an eerie silence.

There, the only thing under the control of gravity were a bunch of stupid zombies.

I clenched my right hand, which was starting to tremble little by little.

Kiiing―

With the acceleration of mana, the floating objects under the control of telekinesis rotated in a circle.

A slowly orbiting object gradually gains acceleration.

The floating objects created a path for the wind according to the very delicate weighting of the telekinesis.

The wind that had been gnawing at the floor rose along the path created by the float.

Coughing-

A whirlwind that spins so fast that its shape can no longer be seen.

The colors of the colorful tents, green lawn, and asphalt all mixed together to create a muted, artificial tornado.

Ka ga ga ga ga-

A whirlwind, much bigger than when I killed the Finger Gunman Awakened, continued to blow my bangs back.

Although I couldn’t tell a light joke like usual and was concentrating on controlling my telekinesis, I couldn’t hide my pride.

As expected, the first tier of superpowers is the natural world.

The zombies were sucked into the artificially trapped wind.

Even as they struggled, I could see those that had been eaten by the storm being torn to pieces by the countless pieces that had seeped into the storm.

“Kkisss—!”

At their loud screams, the zombies lurking inside the stadium jumped out like cockroaches.

Go go go go go-

They were like ants falling into an ant hell as they rushed towards the sound of a whirlwind gnawing at the ground.

As expected, this method was the correct answer.

Of course, it was true that a significant amount of mana was lost while creating the whirlwind.

However, once you create a tornado, if you continue to grant a certain amount of maintenance fee…

“kkieeek―!”

A blender that faithfully grinds zombies is born.

I watched the suicide rush of zombies constantly pouring out through the doorway and waited for the next step.

Regular zombies were just etiizers.

Boom – boom – boom!

A massive roar that shakes the building.

“Crraaa—!”

A smile spread across my face as I heard the familiar howl of the mutant cub.

The long-awaited main dish is here.

Entrance number 1, where the man’s shouts were heard, was shaken by the mutant’s stomps.

The entrance, which was full of holes due to intense fighting, spewed out dust.

Grrr

With the sound of something being dragged, the mutant appeared through the dust.

Its disgusting muscles wriggled in the sunlight.

The guy who was frowning with an angry expression saw me floating in the air and smiled slightly.

‘Smile?’

“Crraaa—!”

With a loud groan, it turned its body as if throwing a shot put.

The large legs of the spinning thing broke the lawn and dug inward.

Boom- Boom-

The green piece of metal held in the hand of the muscle-bulb mutant was leaving his hand with a bloody sound.

I love you~

A green meteor shot straight at me with the sound of the wind cutting through it.

I quickly raised my left arm and focused my telekinesis on the object he threw.

His body, which was already stained white, radiated brighter light and blocked the green shooting star’s attack.

‘Fuck! ‘Some crazy guy threw a tank!’

When I checked the object whose movement had completely stopped, I saw a heavily crushed tank floating in the air.

That crazy muscle mass threw a tank at me.

“Crraaa—!”

The mutant, who had confirmed that his conversion attack had failed, cried loudly.

It seemed like he couldn’t completely escape the whirlwind I had created, so he kept putting his legs into the ground to steady himself.

Before he could make his next move, the fingers on my left hand danced softly.

With the distribution of telekinetic power that was still sufficiently spare, the tank stopped in the air was easily dismantled.

Creak drudge-

One tank was torn into pieces, creating dozens of sharp awls.

The awls, which were trembling violently as if pulled by gravity, bombarded the ground in response to my hand gestures.

If he throws a meteor at me, I’ll rain steel on him.

Tukwakwakwaang—!

“Crrrraaaa—!”

As the bombardment continued fiercely, it let out an even more venomous roar.

No, I screamed.

The only thing he could do was cross his muscular arms to block his face.

‘Hmm, even though it’s that hard, it seems the head itself is its weak point.’

Perhaps thanks to that desperate defense, the awl tore through the guy’s skin, but the effective blow that would have knocked him over was not delivered.

However, I had no intention of using all my might to hit the head through that sturdy shield.

Because I came up with a strategy that suited me better.

After finishing the bombing, the green awls that had been buried deep in the lawn responded to my gesture again.

The green awls clumped together made a huge battering ram.

And it hit the back of Byun, who still couldn’t escape the afterglow of the bombing.

Coo!

The muscular body shook with a long, heavy hitting sound.

The battering ram recoiled even louder without stopping and flew towards the guy’s back.

Cooo!

“Crraaaa—!”

It was embarrassed and stretched out its arms backwards, but like most muscle bugs, there was nothing they could do about being hit on the back.

However, if you turn your body over, you will lose the support that can resist the tornado.

A battering ram strikes again at the muscle mass that is in a dilemma.

Cooo!

The guy’s legs, which had been dug deep into the grass, were revealed.

The guy who lost his support let out a howl of anger.

“K, krraaa—!”

A huge whirlwind in front, and a battering ram in the back swinging wide open to finish the guy off.

The optimal move it chose was to crouch down.

Considering that they had to drag the tank in the beginning and make a mess of it, it was very ugly.

I wouldn’t have saved him if he became so servile.

Cuuu!

The final blow of the battering ram hit the guy in the ass.

The one who had been pushed further forward began to be dragged as if he had fallen under the influence of the tornado.

“K, krraaa—!”

I tried to hold on by digging my fingers into the grass to avoid being dragged away, but it wasn’t enough.

Ka-ga-ga-ga-ga-!

The whirlwind swallowed him and the sound of something being torn apart began.

No matter how good his defense is, he won’t be able to avoid blades coming at him from all directions.

Perhaps due to the strong defense of the original body, black blood was seen bursting out from within the whirlwind as it was being torn apart for a long time.

He died like a blender.

[You have defeated the mutant.]

[Acquire 2000 faith.]

[Acquire knowledge about variants!]

[Variant ‘Steroid’]

[Explosive muscles on ‘steroids’ give it hideous destructive power and defensive power. Don’t get caught by it at close range. But don’t move away either. Even though it throws with high accuracy, its only weak point is its very small head.]

I realized this while reading about steroids.

Of course, there were classes for variants as well.

The faith gained when killing a Sound Stalker or Jangsan zombie is 500 faith per animal.

This guy only caught one fish, but he received 2,000 faith.

To be honest, it was more cost-effective to catch four Sound Stalkers than to catch one of these guys.

“Phew… .”

After the death of the ‘steroids’ that had been bothering me until the end, there were no more zombies left in the stadium.

He let out a light sigh and withdrew both hands that had given him telekinetic powers.

The whirlwind slowly subsided, finely broken pieces of meat, and dark red blood fluttered like flowers.

I watched the chunks of flesh falling like snow between the horribly plowed lawns and waited for any zombies that might not have come out yet.

The possibility that a zombie with a severed leg or a severed waist was crawling could not be ruled out.

“… … .”

Even after waiting for a long time for an emergency, the zombie missing from the waist down did not crawl out.

He shook his head slightly and at the same time, his body, which had been floating in the air, landed lightly on the halfway line of the soccer stadium.

Tuk-

I felt the soft texture of the grass and reflected on the view of the stadium from above.

Barricades surrounded the stadium and light machine guns were placed everywhere.

Torn tanks and military vehicles abandoned everywhere.

Of course, you want them all, but the first thing you need to secure is ammunition.

A gun without ammunition is just a toy.

I had no intention of handing the believers a loaded gun and telling them to practice bayonet skills with faith.

I am not a World War II militarist.

“They must have built a new armory… .”

If I were a commander who had to defend a shelter, where would I place the armory?

First, they would have gathered the citizens as safely as possible on the lawn and placed them out of their reach.

We also need to prepare for riots that may occur in an emergency.

It’s above the soccer stadium… .

I slowly looked around the stands from the halfway line where I landed.

The sky lounge with blackout curtains over green and blue seats caught my eye.

‘Do you really need blackout curtains in the sky lounge?’

I felt it as soon as I saw it.

If the field I am currently standing in is called the first floor, the sky lounge is… 3rd Floor.

Now, it automatically turns the flashlight overhead and crosses the gate where the players enter in the opposite direction.

I walked through the darkness and found the stairs to the third floor.

It’s a profit –

I opened the door with dark red blood tattooed on it using telekinesis.

A flash light slowly illuminated the dark staircase.

Wherever the light passed, there were traces of a fierce battle.

The smell of rotting zombie flesh torn by bullets and the small shell casings that keep getting caught at your feet.

Lastly, the bloody smell that permeated the building to the extent that I couldn’t erase it.

I slowly climbed the stairs, feeling a strange astringent taste in my mouth.

The door blocking the third floor was in a more serious condition than the door seen on the first floor.

The sight of bullet holes in the ground indirectly showed me the urgency of that day.

“There was more intense fighting on the 3rd floor than on the 1st floor, which was overflowing with civilians… .”

It means that things more precious than protecting civilians were sleeping on the third floor.

I slowly crossed the third floor, reviewing the evidence that added confidence to my judgment.

After passing the now disgusting dark red blood and corpses, a door with a loud lock welcomed me.

Kkuddukdudduk-

I just dented the door itself and entered the Sky Lounge.

The flashlight traversed the dark interior and moved towards the blackout curtains.

And then he immediately activated his telekinesis and pulled back all the blackout curtains.

Sigh!

Sunlight illuminated the sky lounge along with the dusty wind.

I exclaimed as I looked at the Sky Lounge, which could be seen with the naked eye without the need for a flashlight.

“… … Oh!”

Weapons filled a space that should normally have been filled with chairs and buffet food.

Ammunition boxes piled up, dark-colored rifles, light machine guns, grenades, etc.

In particular, I smiled when I looked at the piled up ammunition boxes that I couldn’t even use up.

“Bingo!”