BANG!
The door of Class 3B was suddenly kicked open with such force that it flew off its hinges and crashed to the other end of the room.
The students inside could only gape in shock at the scene—something like this had never happened before.
Besides, who could be strong enough to kick a door so hard it got launched?
A large, middle-aged man appeared in the doorway—Paul, the most feared PE teacher.
But he didn't look like his usual self.
Somehow, he now had four muscular arms. He was shirtless, his veins bulging and glowing dark red, and his eyes shone blood-red with a murderous glint.
ROAR!
He suddenly let out a beast-like roar, sending out a shockwave that made the students' hair blow wildly.
DING!
(Level 3 Zombie!)
Another strange thing happened, making the students gasp.
In front of them, a virtual screen appeared—like a game status window—revealing what they were looking at.
DING!
(You have awakened with an SS Tier Skill: Right Hand Transformation, a skill that allows you to transform your right hand into the hand of any creature!)
Liam, among the students, received a second notification and then saw a stat screen about himself appear in front of his eyes.
[Name: Liam Moonvale]
(Level: 0)
(Battle Points: 0/100)
(System Points: 0)
(Strength: 0.7)
(Defense: 0.5)
(Agility: 0.6)
(Stamina: 0.5)
(Vitality: 0.4)
(Mana: 0.1)
(Skill:
[Right Hand Transformation
(Inventory: None)
Notes:
[Your Level represents your current life stage. You can increase it by gaining Battle Points. Each level-up grants Attribute Points to enhance your stats!]
[You only gain System Points by killing Zombies or Monsters of a higher level than you. These can be used to purchase items in the System Shop—or even transferred to others!]
[When you Awaken, you get three random skills that are given gradually, at the beginning, one hour later, then one day later, and you can also find skills yourself. Zombies or Monsters can drop Skills or Weapons, but the stronger ones are in their nests!]
"Hahahaha! It's the Apocalypse World with a System like in the novels. This era is finally real! I—I'll become powerful and make all the prettiest girls in school my harem members!" yelled a scrawny boy with long, unkempt hair and glasses.
He looked like he might dance with excitement.
But his words enraged every girl in the class.
Of course, no one had time to yell at him.
Paul, the now-Zombified PE teacher, didn't enter the room after kicking down the door—he went another way. But soon, dozens of other zombies, former students from other classes, stormed into the room.
They pounced on the students sitting in the front rows.
"Ahhh, help…!"
One of the students who got attacked first couldn't defend himself—his neck was bitten clean off.
The students could only stare in horror. Some nearly vomited at the sight of blood spurting from his severed neck.
"Damn you!"
The skinny boy with glasses—Anthony—was also attacked by a Zombie, but he surprisingly managed to shoot a small fireball from his hand.
Boom!
The fireball exploded on the zombie's head, destroying it.
"Hahahaha, I've got powers…" he laughed again, now filled with newfound confidence—a stark contrast to his usually shy, meek personality.
Meanwhile, Liam thought about his skill.
Seeing a zombie charging at him from the back of the room, he quickly imagined transforming his right hand into a flame dragon's claw.
It seemed he only needed to think about it.
Sure enough, his hand transformed into a red dragon's claw, covered in scales and ending in four long black talons.
It also emitted flames—intense heat—but strangely, Liam felt nothing from it.
Whoosh!
Liam slashed at the incoming zombie with his claw.
Xiu!
The talons easily sliced through the zombie's body, cutting it in half. Flames then burst out, incinerating it completely.
DING!
(You have killed a Level 1 Zombie. You gained 10 Battle Points!)
(Battle Points: 10/100)
"Hey, hey, why is this zombie getting bigger?!"
Suddenly, the girl beside Liam, with braided hair and large glasses, shouted in confusion.
She aimed her hands at a zombie attacking another student.
Her hands emitted a large green glow that enveloped the zombie.
But instead of being hurt, the zombie actually started to grow stronger.
"Stupid Lisa, that's a healing power—you're boosting the zombie's vitality!" yelled the student fighting that zombie.
Anyone who had read novels, comics, or watched anime would know that green light usually meant healing, not offense.
Lisa—a bookworm who only read school textbooks and was known to hate novels and comics—clearly didn't know that.
All the students stared in horror. If that zombie grew stronger, they were all in serious danger. Level 1 Zombies were already difficult enough!
Whoosh!
Liam stood up to help. He struck the zombie's head from behind.
This time, his dragon hand no longer emitted flames—he had likely run out of Mana. The same was happening to Anthony, who couldn't launch any more fireballs.
Still, Liam's transformed hand was tough and strong.
BANG!
The zombie's head was instantly dented by Liam's punch. It stumbled and fell.
Once it hit the ground, Liam clawed its neck, slicing it clean in half.
DING!
(You have killed a Level 1 Zombie. You gained 10 Battle Points!)
(Battle Points: 20/100)
'Still need 80 more... that means eight more zombies,' Liam thought as he read the notification.
Then he was surprised—the zombie he just killed turned into a ball of light before disappearing and leaving behind a silver sword that flew into his hand on its own.
(You have obtained a Tier 1 Sword!)
"Lisa, aim your power at me!" said Liam.
The girl could still emit that green glow—Liam suspected her Mana pool was higher than average.
Lisa might be clueless about this kind of world, but she was quick to react.
She aimed her hand at Liam, covering him in the green light.
He felt a surge of power, and his Mana, which had been depleted, seemed to refill instantly.
Liam moved quickly—three more zombies suddenly charged at him.
Whoosh!
He swung the silver sword using his dragon hand.
The sword was clearly no ordinary weapon—it unleashed a slash twice its own size and absorbed the flames from Liam's hand.
Shua! Shua! Shua!
The slash cut through all three zombies at once, slicing and burning them.
DING!
(You have killed three Level 1 Zombies. You gained 30 Battle Points!)
(Battle Points: 50/100)
Liam didn't expect that attack to be so effective.
Clearly, having a weapon made a big difference.
Fortunately, the other students were reacting relatively well—though a few had already died.
Some continued fighting, and others had even managed to kill the zombies attacking them.
Still, Liam had the most kills.
Just as he was thinking about helping the others, another zombie entered the classroom.
It was a zombie of an old man wearing a suit and tie.
He looked different—he had long red claws.
(Level 2 Zombie!)
"That's the vice principal!"
"He turned into a zombie too—this is bad!"
"Watch out, he's Level 2!"
ROAR!
The zombified vice principal also roared, but not as loud as the PE teacher earlier—this one didn't create a shockwave.
His red eyes locked onto Liam.
Whoosh!
He lunged at Liam, almost as if he knew Liam was the strongest one there.
In an instant, he was in front of Liam and slashed at him with both claws.
Unlike Liam's dragon claw, his claws were much longer.
Liam blocked with his sword.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The zombie might have been old, but he was ferocious. His movements were fast and wild. Liam struggled to keep up.
Thankfully, his silver sword was sturdy, and his dragon arm was strong enough to withstand the blows.
"Zombie, die!"
Anthony, having regained some Mana, shot a fireball at the zombie's back.
Boom!
It exploded, warping and tearing part of the zombie's back—but only slightly.
The attack from behind wasn't enough. Anthony's face turned grim as the zombie turned its attention to him.
But before it could move, Liam stabbed his claw into the zombie's neck, easily piercing through.
Buzz!
Flames surged from his hand, slicing through the zombie's neck until its head dropped off.
DING!
(You have killed a Level 2 Zombie. You gained 20 Battle Points and 10 System Points!)
(Battle Points: 70/100)
(System Points: 10)