2026-01-09 08:10:00Mr. Hendra’s pride and joy, the green fire, began to dim. The flames that had been licking the porch ceiling were now just small embers sizzling on puddles of chemical liquid. Thick white smoke still hung in the air, limiting visibility to less than two meters, but the sound behind that curtain of smoke was unmistakable.
Creak... Creak...
The sound of thousands of corpses shuffling over broken glass and bone fragments. They weren't tired, they weren't afraid, and they were still hungry.
“Fire out in ten seconds,” Vara reported coolly. She stood beside the new emergency barricade they had constructed: a mix of overturned gondola shelves, punctured rice sacks, and a pile of scorched zombie corpses (“Organic building material,” Rico said with disgust as he stacked them).
“Rico, ready in the center position,” Elian ordered. He stood behind Rico, hands raised, rea
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Chapter 22: The Outside World
The midday sun felt wet and sticky, as if the Jakarta air had turned into a giant soup of steam. The asphalt beneath their feet was no longer hard and black, but heavily cracked, covered in thick, dark purple moss growing at an unnatural speed.Elian stepped carefully, avoiding greenish puddles that simmered slowly between the roots of the Angsana trees that had burst through the sidewalk. The roots were as thick as an adult's thigh, wrapped around the dented wreck of a Honda Jazz sedan like a python constricting its prey."Insane..." muttered Rico, walking behind Elian, his eyes glued to the tablet screen connected to the drone. "Are we in East Jakarta or the Amazon Rainforest from hell? It feels like the apocalypse just started two days ago, why are the trees already massive?""Accelerated cellular mutation," Vara replied without turning her head. She walked with a light step on the left side, her *Cosmo Rapier* drawn
Chapter 21: Dwindling Stock
“One... two... three... and finished.”Mr. Hendra’s voice sounded heavy, as if he had just pronounced a death sentence. He closed his stock inventory notebook with a listless *thud*, then massaged the bridge of his wrinkled nose.In the back storage room of Cosmo Mart, which now served as an emergency meeting room and bedroom, the morning atmosphere was grim. It contrasted sharply with the euphoria of eating luxury sardines yesterday afternoon. Sunlight streamed through a small vent, highlighting the dust floating in the air.“What do you mean, finished, sir?” Rico asked, picking a piece of leftover corned beef from his teeth with a toothpick. “I feel like there’s still a pile of instant noodle boxes in that corner?”“Those are instant noodles with Chicken Curry flavor whose packaging was punctured by rats or splashed with chemicals during the fig
Chapter 20: Tier 2 - Store Manager
It was hot.The wooden floor of the second-floor archive room felt like a giant Teflon pan being heated. Behind the tightly locked iron door, the roaring sound of the fire consuming the remnants of Cosmo Mart’s first floor mixed with the desperate scratching of zombies trying to climb the stairs through the blaze.Elian sat leaning against the wall furthest from the door, sweat soaking his entire body. Not just from the heat of the fire, but from the heat coursing through his veins.The System on his retina flashed aggressively, demanding attention.[Evolution Requirements Met!][Current Class: Intern Cashier (Tier 1)][Eligible for Promotion: Yes][Evolution Cost: 0 Credit (Free for Outstanding Employees)]“Free...” Elian laughed weakly, his eyes closed. “It’s rare for you not to be greedy, System.”In
Chapter 19: Critical
Mr. Hendra’s pride and joy, the green fire, began to dim. The flames that had been licking the porch ceiling were now just small embers sizzling on puddles of chemical liquid. Thick white smoke still hung in the air, limiting visibility to less than two meters, but the sound behind that curtain of smoke was unmistakable.Creak... Creak...The sound of thousands of corpses shuffling over broken glass and bone fragments. They weren't tired, they weren't afraid, and they were still hungry.“Fire out in ten seconds,” Vara reported coolly. She stood beside the new emergency barricade they had constructed: a mix of overturned gondola shelves, punctured rice sacks, and a pile of scorched zombie corpses (“Organic building material,” Rico said with disgust as he stacked them).“Rico, ready in the center position,” Elian ordered. He stood behind Rico, hands raised, rea
Chapter 18: Mr. Hendra's Molotov
Sixty seconds felt like the blink of an eye. Elian stood frozen in front of the cashier counter, his eyes darting wildly, scanning the newly opened [Shop] menu. His fingers danced in the air, scrolling through a list of items with neck-choking prices.[Basic Turret: 1000 Credits] (Expensive!)[AK-47 Assault Rifle: 800 Credits] (Expensive!)[Steel Door Upgrade Lv.2: 1500 Credits] (Insane!)"Broke," Elian cursed. His point balance from slaughtering Wave 1 and assisting the Goliath was only 350 Credits left after crafting Vara's sword."El! Thirty seconds left!" shouted Rico, who was holding the rice sack in the hole at the bottom of the door. "They're already lining up like a flag-raising squad!""Be patient!" Elian looked for something cheap but high-impact. His eyes landed on the [Consumables] and [Blueprints] categories.[Blueprint: Chemical Bomb (Grade D)][Price: 150 Credits][Description: Simple chemical bomb recipe using ho
Chapter 17: The First Wave
"Sound check, one, two, three. Test."Elian tapped the handle of the broom, which he had modified with a kitchen knife—a backup weapon for Lina. The tapping sound echoed softly in the silent store."No need for vocal tests, El. We're going to war, not a dangdut concert," Rico commented, tightening the raffia string on his new arm guard. The guard was made from a PVC gutter pipe cut in half. *Low budget*, but more solid than a gossip magazine.The wall clock showed ten in the morning. The sun should have been at its peak, but the Jakarta sky outside was unnaturally dark with heavy clouds. The clouds rolled low, colored purplish-black, as if the atmosphere itself were bruised.Vara was sitting on the cashier counter, sharpening the edge of her Cosmo Rapier with a butcher's whetstone. The rhythmic *sreeet... sreeet...* sound made Lina's hair stand on end."Vara, can you stop? The sound is grating," Lina pleaded, covering her ears."Get us
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