Apocalypse After

Initiating Attack

In the afternoon.

After a long enough trip and rested several times so as not to get tired, Alexander arrived at his destination. The place Claude had mentioned to him.

‘Claude shouldn't have cheated me. If he makes a joke so I walk this far in vain, I will definitely beat him up when I get back.’

Alexander complained in his heart. Looking towards the sun leaning west to color the afternoon sky with a beautiful reddish orange color, the young man muttered softly.

“Because of dealing with sparrows, I was delayed instead. If you have to fight at night ..”

Alexander shook his head. A determined expression reappeared on his face. No matter day or night, the young man planned to fight against the ghoul if he found it. After all, he did not want to waste any more of his time.

Taking a deep breath, Alexander calmed down. The young man then looked for a place to rest. He intended to restore his energy before conducting a search. It is too dangerous to be in the enemy area in a tired state because fighting can happen at any time.

Alexander rested for almost an hour. Nothing happened when he was resting. There was no surprise attack or anything like that.

“It seems I really made a bad decision.”

Alexander muttered softly. When the light started to dim, the young man felt an ominous premonition. He felt that he was being watched by various ferocious beasts. Despite not seeing anything after observing the surroundings, the young man still felt worried.

‘Forget the previous sloppy idea. Find somewhere to take shelter tonight. Resume search tomorrow morning.’

Alexander smiled wryly. Although the young man had drunk 10 level 1 evolution herbs and was half a step towards level 1, but he did not possess any special abilities.

Alexander's physical condition improved greatly, whether it was strength, speed, endurance, even vision. Only, the young man still could not see clearly at night. After all, he didn't have any night vision abilities or anything like that.

Around eight o'clock in the night, Alexander who was lying near the precipitous rocks in a dull robe as camouflage suddenly looked up at the sky with a complicated expression on his face.

The moon and the stars shine so brightly. Although it was not a full moon, it was still bright enough that the young man could see far enough away.

‘Is luck on my side? Or maybe fate is playing games with me?’

Although Alexander did not lose his vision, but the young man returned to thinking clearly after a long time of pondering. He was clearly not confident enough to fight the various monsters that came out at night. Among them, many monsters were at level 2 or above. Arguably, fighting those creatures directly only asks for death.

At that moment, Alexander's hand clenched. Taking a deep breath, the young man finally decided.

“Even if fate is playing with me ..” Alexander gritted his teeth. “Now I can only advance.”

Although now in an arid place with little life, Alexander realized that there was a possibility of some level 1 or 2 monsters looking for prey in a place like this. So it's better to keep going carefully than to stay in one place.

After packing, Alexander walked back. The young man continued to walk checking the area around.

“According to Claude, the appearance of the ghoul was not so far from the shelter 104. I hope the creature hasn't been captured by people from that place. Also, it is best to avoid them.”

While walking, Alexander muttered softly. He keeps remembering the location where Claude met the creature. Although there may not be a nest there, but at least it can be a place where some ghouls move to find prey.

Hearing the screams in the distance, Alexander was shocked. The young man then went towards the location in a hurry. But it moves slowly when it almost arrives at the location in order to hide itself when it sees the situation.

Arriving there, Alexander was suddenly stunned in place. His pupils shrank and his body trembled slightly. Even his breathing began to get out of control.

‘FINALLY MEET!!!’

Alexander's gaze was fixed on the ugly humanoid creature with a body without feathers. It has red eyes, fangs and sharp claws. But unlike the ordinary ghouls, the creature had black skin like charcoal. More precisely, the skin was wrinkled like dead wood that was burnt to a scorch.

Alexander instantly calmed himself down when he saw dozens of other ghouls around the creature.

There, there were dozens of ghouls feasting on human flesh. From the looks of those people, he guessed that they were some people from the 104th shelter who had returned late after searching for water. They were all ordinary people without a Hunter, so it was impossible to be considered a hunting squad.

‘Number of 12 does not include the creature, doing it alone must be troublesome.’

‘Only, I don't think it's a waste to skimp on this.’

In contrast to Claude who began to live extravagantly as he became stronger, Alexander was still alive as before. Except for fixing what he ate, the young man preferred to exchange his points for various strange items, especially different types of poison.

While the ghouls were busy partying, Alexander started picking up the parcel from inside the bag. The young man then spread a spiked ball the size of a ping pong ball around the area. It was a type of fruit whose skin was hard and full of thorns. The inside can sometimes be eaten by low-level bird monsters, but it is often used as a trap because of its hardness and sharpness.

Alexander's own trap was different because the young man had soaked it with a mixture of various poisons. If not handled carefully, it could also do him harm. But he did not care and instead collected various equipment that he deliberately used to hunt.

Alexander believes that proper preparation makes things go much smoother.

In addition to setting a trap on the ground, the young man also used the rest of the rope. Tied it up a bit high between the trees. Of course, he did it secretly.

Fortunately, the ghouls were in the distance and focused on eating. So his overly bold and somewhat careless behavior was unknown to the opponent.

As for the people who were killed, Alexander felt nothing at all. He doesn't know them anyway. In addition, the young man was a little grateful that they could delay the time. It may be cruel, but that's how the world works.

To survive, sometimes it is necessary to sacrifice others. In this chaotic world, there might not be a truly good person. Everyone has their bad side, and no one feels weird about it.

After preparing everything, Alexander took a deep breath. When it calmed down, the young man finally made a decision. He lifted the random rock up high then slammed it into the bushes not far in front of him.

CRASHES!!!

Hearing the sound of branches and crushed rocks, the ghouls who had previously eaten voraciously suddenly stopped their movements. They all looked in the same direction. At that very instant, they headed straight to the source of the voice.

Hearing the movements of the ghouls, Alexander who was hiding held tightly to his spear. His eyes gradually became colder. The young man had clearly rounded his resolve. Gazing towards the approaching ghouls, he exclaimed inwardly.

‘JUST!’

>> Connect.