World Gate Online

Chapter 2: World Skeleton Key

Chapter 2: World Skeleton Key

"You guys should just stay there. In a while, I'll kill all the zombies in the building." (Lucas)

Seeing the others who didn't move at all and the supposed attack team also on the other side of the barricade, I sighed and sat down for a while to take a rest for a bit.

Well, I didn't really need to rest but I'm still getting used to this body. It won't be funny if this body breaks down while I'm fighting.

I need to observe how this zombie body will react after the strain of that fight I just had...there doesn't seem to be any problem though. Looks like this body is tougher than I thought.

Looking at the heaps of corpses, I pondered whether I made the right decision on killing them. After all, there may be a cure...actually, I did try to cure them with my [Earth] body's healing power earlier but nothing happened. Best guess is that I may be able to cure only those who were just infected...

I sighed once again, thinking just what is wrong with my life...to think that I can casually guess things like that now as if it's normal...

And to think that only a few years ago...well, [Earth] years...I was still just a student here.

Nostalgia surged through me as I look at these familiar walls and floors...that the sleeping guy in class had turned into a [Hero] of many worlds...

And now I'm back to this school...in a parallel world...with parallel counterparts of me and the people I know...which is now experiencing a zombie apocalypse...

...Really...fate is such a weird thing...

Sighing again for the nth time, I noticed Mii approaching me.

"L-Lucas...are you alright?" (Mii)

"Hn? Yeah. These blood aren't mine. I'm not injured." (Lucas)

"I-...I see..." (Mii)

...I wonder, will she think that I'm a monster? Well, technically I am one. A zombie...

She just saw the impossible happen in front of her. I used my divine sense after all and the way I fought was extremely brutal which decapitated and slashed on real flesh and blood.

The most strangest thing is probably what I'm doing now. Even after killing a horde of zombies, I'm still calm and didn't seem bothered at the gory sight in front of me.

If it was the me from before, the past me who is just a normal college student, I would've vomited ten times today already...

But after everything I've been through, I've reached the point where I can just sigh after killing.

Some [Hero] I am...

"I'm glad that you aren't hurt..." (Mii)

Contrary to my thoughts, [Earth-2] Mii heaved a sigh of relief and embraced me. Her tears washing away the blood on my face.

For a while, I didn't know what to do upon suddenly being hugged...no, actually, I still don't know what to do!

I'm not the Lucas of this world, what am I supposed to do in this situation!?

Should I hug her back? If I did, I felt like I just betrayed my uhh...other self? And it also would feel weird for me...

If I didn't hug her, she might notice something's wrong.

Then that brings us to the next question. Should I tell her I'm not the Lucas she knows or not?

Agghh! I don't know!