I keep watching, and this is becoming problematic. I roll again and get up to keep running. The area where I hunted before is nearby.
I jump and instill fear in my dagger as I block the long-armed zombie's blow.
"How many fear points do I currently have?" I ask the system, without stopping running.
[Fear points available: 44.63]
"Damn! Things almost never turn out the way you want them to."
I jump towards the legs of one of the long-armed zombies. After cutting off its legs, it releases a thick, putrid liquid.
I dodge the blows of another long-armed zombie and move dangerously close, piercing its heart and core, then making an upward cut that splits the zombie's head in two.
Dozens and dozens of zombies are approaching me. I want to be a little stubborn; I'd hate to lose those fear points.
Come at me, you bastards!
I shout and launch myself into the attack.
[You have killed an F-rank human: +0.19]
[You have killed an F+ rank human: +0.26]
[You have killed an F-rank human: +0.14]
[You have killed a 1-skull monster: +0.2]
[You have killed an F-rank human: +0.18]
[You have killed a 1-skull monster: +0.2]
[You have killed an F+ rank human: +0.29]
[You have killed a 1-skull monster: +0.2]
[You have killed an F-rank human: +0.19]
[You have killed an F-rank human: +0.23]
[You have killed a 1-skull monster: +0.21]
...
My breathing is labored, my senses are dulled, my dagger is broken, I fight with my fists, I can no longer jump here and there.
I laugh, I didn't think it would be this difficult.
[Host needs to use points now]
"No, we must wait," I close my eyes with my fists raised, the zombies lunge at me.
Blood!
"A shower of foul-smelling, refreshing blood, how hilarious," I think as I fall to the ground.
-Were you thinking of dying? -Lila asked calmly.
"My God, what was that?" I knew she must be nearby, so I took a chance, but all the zombies' heads were severed almost simultaneously.
-Aren't you going to answer me? -she asked again.
I knew you'd be nearby." We're a team, aren't we? -I replied and smiled.
I don't like you anymore. -she replied and left after throwing my backpack at me.
••••
As I walk toward a building where I can rest, three guys approach me. They were the three E-rank hunter candidates who had performed sexual acts in the truck on the left with the four female hunter candidates.
One of them is bald, has a goatee, is stocky, and tall. The other two are fairly average-looking, the only one missing here is the one who spanked one of the aspiring hunters.
-Did you like our gift? We didn't realize you had such a useful object...
"System, how many fear points do I have?"
[Available fear points: 54.31]
"Put fifteen points in fear and fifteen points in agility," I said in my mind as I took out the metal knuckles and put them on my fists.
[Fear: increased from 20.5 to 35.5]
[Agility: increased from 20.61 to 35.61
-Look, the pretty boy wants...
I interrupt the bald hunter-to-be with a punch that sends him rolling several meters across the ground.
The aspiring bald hunter screams in pain, bringing his hand to his face, now sporting a serious wound under his left eye.
Bang! Bang!
With two more punches, I knock the other two down, breaking one's nose and cutting the other's chin. Now all three are on their knees.
-So it was you who sent that hellish bear. I say threateningly, and I'm actually angry. These bastards ruined my fear point collection.
Since they don't speak, I continue:
-I'm going to kill you. The question is: how should I kill you? I just want to see you suffer. You've made me lose too much. -I say as I check the backpacks they're carrying.
"Only 79 black tokens, some 1-skull cores for the most part, an old spear, and two swords," I think after checking the bags.
-There are many ways to kill them, the question is who will die first. -I pause, show them the black card, and continue. -There is a skull on one side and nothing on the other. Whoever gets the skull, I will break their legs and leave them in the middle of the road to become toys for the specters.
[You won +0.14]
[You won +0.14]
[You won +0.14]
[You won +0.11]
[You won +0.11]
It seems that the bald aspiring hunter accepts his fate. Let's start with him.
I stand in front of the bald aspiring hunter and say without delay as I throw the coin into the air:
"Let's see how lucky you are."
I watch as the three of them look at the coin, which falls and shows the terrifying face of a skull.
"It's time to break a couple of legs," I say as I walk behind the bald aspiring hunter.
I instill fear in my arms and hand, then begin to twist the legs of the bald aspiring hunter.
The other two hear the screams, the bones crunching, and finally witness the unnatural state of the bald man's legs, who was once their leader.
[You won +0.11]
[You won +0.14]
[You won +0.11]
[You won +0.11]
[You won +0.14]
[You won +0.16]
-Let's continue. -I said, approaching the other two after seeing that the bald man was finally afraid.
-Just kill me, please, just kill me. Noooo! -exclaimed one of the candidates when he saw the token in the air.
[You won +0.11]
[You won +0.11]
[You won +0.11]
"Apparently, this guy panicked when he saw the token in the air," I think to myself until I receive a notification.
[Reached the maximum number of fear points that can be obtained from the target]