Stagnant Water of Apocalypse

Chapter 68: Shelter Condition

All the monsters which had appeared so far were not very threatening. Even though it sounds like bullshit looking at how chaotic the world had become after their appearance, it was the truth. Zombies, goblins, kobolds, they were monsters which survivors could handle with the correct strategy. A lot of people also surprisingly survived because the respawn rate of the reinforced zombies was nerfed by the patch.

The keepers or bone creepers could be said as some sort of event monster which would only appear at night. If people hide at that timeframe, they would hardly ever see it. However, things would change drastically starting from the appearance of orcs and werewolves, since those guys were monsters which had superior fighting power than humans with unique ability. It also had the intelligence to actively seek and hunt humans. In other words, those guys are the ones worthy to be called 'monsters'.

The most famous monsters among users was the ogres. The most feared monsters in the game were the bone creepers. But the monsters that represent Survival Life the best could be said to be orcs and werewolves. It was not for nothing that the orcs were monsters that even stagnant waters had to be anxious about.

"The important thing is that they show up almost at the same time." Just like before, existing monsters would not disappear, so surviving would be even more difficult. Again, attacking was useless. Survivors could only run, hide and just fight to survive, not for conquest.

A true apocalypse was about to unfold.

"Since I will change my hideout, I have many things to do." When orcs and werewolves appear, it is good to change hideouts as well. Before their appearance, a two floor hideout was preferred, but with those guys appearing, the taller the hideout, the better. This was because the burden of the hideout had to be distributed in several places. The existing monsters could often be defeated by concentrating one's firepower.

"But the orcs and werewolves aren't like goblins and kobolds." Since they were strong, just a few arrows wouldn't deal any damage to them. Therefore, the hunting method of scattering several people around the hideout, while keeping on poking damage to the monster would be effective. On top of it, from now on, even the firecrackers would have no effect. The time has come for flash can or ignition can to be used.

"The problem is that there aren't many ignition stones in circulation." Glowstones could be purchased at the Store, but ignition stones could only be obtained through looting. I had asked the scarabs to dig up some ignition stones when they found them. It's not very likely, but if it's those guys, there's still a chance.

"What I have now is 10 glowstones and 4 ignition stones..." That amount was what the scarabs had been diligently collecting. Which means, my chance of surely killing an orc or a werewolf were about 4 times.

"The chilli bomb is also very effective, but it's not indefinitely." Moreover, I had used the last chili bomb I had in the fight against the Gimhae Clan. However, since I already planted the chili plant in the forest, it would grow quickly. But for the time being, I had to make do without it. The paralyzing poison also had no dramatic effect on medium or larger monsters.

"So... I need a trap." Humans have been hunting animals using weapons and traps since long time ago. I would do that too.

"It will be a little difficult, though." Considering the habits and behaviors of orcs and werewolves, a few traps that could be used immediately came to mind. However, since I have to conserve ignition stones, I would have to hunt with traps for the time being.

I left Gimhae and headed for Changwon. The area I chose to be the next location for our hideout was Masan. It was a good place to loot because the commercial and residential districts were intricately intertwined. On top of it, the sea was right next to it, so it means we wouldn't have to worry for running out of food. Of course, it would be better to go to Geoje or Tongyeong if we want a huge amount of seafood, but it was too far.