After completing his transaction with me, Akira returned with Saeko to their temporary base.
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The next day, in a factory area near the port, on the roof of a factory, two figures, seemingly using binoculars, were intently observing the surrounding area. They were Akira and Saeko.
"This is the factory we'll be targeting," Akira said to Saeko.
"Judging by its scale, there are at least hundreds of workers working there, and the goal of gathering thousands of zombies seems unattainable?" Saeko asked with a confused expression.
As mentioned earlier, the afterlife had informed Saiko about how to increase her space.
The method was to gather zombies into Akira's space.
So, unlike before, Akira had to hide while gathering zombies in secret.
Now he could do it more freely and openly in front of Saiko.
Because he had shared his secret, and after several days of investigating, Akira realized that there was an industrial area around the port area.
Judging by its scale, Akira estimated that there were at least thousands, if not tens of thousands, of workers in the industrial area.
And as a prelude to his zombie-collecting campaign, Akira decided to start with the factory in front of them.
Considering that the zombie tragedy occurred in the morning on a weekday, it was certain that the factories were primarily filled with workers.
Of course, Akira couldn't be sure that there would be many zombies in each factory they visited, but judging by the heavily guarded exterior of the industrial area,
Akira could estimate that, if he was lucky, at least half of the workers might have become zombies, still trapped inside their factories or in the surrounding industrial complex.
On the other hand, he could also see what factories were in the industry and, if possible, he wouldn't mind storing materials deemed useful and strategic.
"It's true that the factory we're currently looking at can only accommodate maybe a few hundred workers, but have you forgotten that I'm referring to the entire industrial area, not just this one factory?" Akira explained casually to Saeko.
"Oh... I see. I thought you were talking about just one factory," Saeko replied with an understanding expression.
"Then, you can wait here to keep watch and observe the situation. I'll go inside the factory and gather the zombies into my space." Akira asked Saeko to stand guard outside to prevent any untoward incidents.
"Okay, you have to be careful," Saeko understood.
As for any concerns Saeko might have felt, if it had been at the beginning, when Akira hadn't told her his secret, she would certainly have disagreed with his proposal.
But after learning Akira's secret and how capable he was with the help of his space,
Saeko felt much more relieved, although she would still do her best to accompany Akira if needed.
Entering the factory, Akira briefly surveyed the surrounding area. With the help of his spatial range, which had now reached 50 meters,
Akira was able to quickly assess the situation and found that the outer area of the factory didn't seem to have many zombies.
Except for a few zombies wandering around aimlessly, the rest seemed likely to be inside the factory.
However, Akira didn't rush, instead releasing 10 zombies with low-level demonic powers.
His goal, of course, was to see how far his spatial capabilities could go when releasing low-level demonic zombies.
Soon, 10 zombies emerged and quickly moved according to Akira's instructions.
As for how they moved, Akira had them form a circle around him to ensure the area was safe and that no one would sneak up on them.
They soon arrived at the inner area of the factory, which turned out to be an ice-making facility.
Judging by the refrigeration machines and ice makers present, it appeared that workers were busy making ice at the time of the tragedy.
"Owwww..." The low growls of many zombies were heard.
A production door inside the factory opened.
Like a nest being opened, the trapped zombies quickly poured out and charged toward the Akira.
Seeing this, Akira didn't panic, and simply asked the low-level demon zombies around him to create a barricade and see how strong they could be to hold off the zombies.
At a distance of 3 meters from his position, the horde of ordinary zombies was held back by Akira's low-level demon zombie.
"That's quite a performance. These low-level demon zombies are physically strong. Let's test it.
One low-level demon zombie can hold off how many ordinary zombies.
1….2…..5…..10…..20…..30.....35…" Thirty-five ordinary zombies were easily held off by the low-level demon zombie, and that was a measure to control movement, not to destroy.
Even so, it was a good result, as it easily held off 35 ordinary zombies with such strong physiques.
"Next, let's see how powerful the low-level demon zombie's punch is…"
Boommm…..." a muffled sound from the massive impact rang out.
"What was that sound?" Saeko asked quickly from the communication device when she heard a loud explosion on the device connecting them.
"Don't worry, I'm testing the strength of my zombies, dear," Akira replied, telling Saeko to calm down.
"Okay," Saeko replied back, realizing what the man had done.
"Wow... That was still a very powerful blow. With one punch, more than five zombies were instantly crushed like meat paste.
And there was a large crack spreading across the floor, at least 3 meters wide and tens of centimeters deep.
With this power, it feels like a normal car would be easily crushed.
Even so, I'll try again..."
Then a louder explosion rang out, and this time dozens of zombies were seemingly destroyed, leaving only a few alive but disfigured.
Seeing this, Akira realized that the mere strength of dozens of low-level demon zombies was already frightening enough, and his full blow was even more terrifying.
At least 14 zombie corpses were crushed and scattered when the blow, with the full power of a low-level demon zombie, was delivered.
Thinking about this power, Akira was naturally delighted, and he could already imagine how with it, he would easily dominate ordinary humans.
"Okay, it's time to gather all the zombies here," Akira then began exploring every part of the factory, and with the help of his space and zombies, he wiped out all the zombies there.
But as if remembering something, Akira realized that he still needed to test the strength of his zombie defenses, and he could do that now.
"Honey, it's going to be a little louder later. Please keep an eye on the area outside and let me know if there are any special circumstances. This time I'll be using firearms," Akira told Saeko, as he was going to conduct some tests.
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