Hunting For Money System

Chapter 3 Time for Revenge

I decided to run while the zombies were attacking me. Even though they walked slowly, or even very slowly, if I was attacked by so many zombies, I would naturally lose and become one of them, or worse, become their food.

[Why are you running?]

"Are you crazy to ask that? If I don't run, they'll definitely eat my brain. Do you want me to die here?"

Newt was really annoying. How could he ask such a stupid question?

[You can buy weapons with the coins you need to kill them.]

I suddenly stopped and digested what Newt had just said. "Why are you saying that now?" After I had run far enough to catch my breath.

[I was going to say it, but you ran first.]

I rolled both my eyes lazily. Not wanting to waste any more time, I quickly gave Newt the order to activate the screen. In a split second, the holographic screen appeared before my eyes.

[Please press the INVENTORY button and then the plus sign at the bottom right.]

I followed Newt's instructions, and I was presented with a selection of weapons. There were hammers, swords, arrows, pistols, and some other weapons I didn't know the names of.

[You can only buy weapons that are unlocked.]

I only saw hammers that didn't have a lock mark on them.

[Sword can be unlocked when you reach level 2, arrow can be unlocked when you reach level 3,...]

I did not hear what Newt said, because I had to buy a weapon quickly before the zombies got closer. I pressed the image of the hammer and it instantly enlarged and swirled in front of me. The words "LEVEL 1.

[PRICE: 100,000 COINS]

[YES] [NO]

My eyes bulged as I saw the price of the hammer. 100,000 Coins, or US$100,000,000. This is crazy! How can a hammer cost so much?

[If you don't buy a weapon soon, the zombies might attack you.]

I woke up from my shock when I heard Newt's voice. I raised my head and saw that the zombies were only a few metres from where I was standing. To hell with the high price. If I die now, it's the same as not being able to enjoy this money.

I pressed the 'YES' button and my coin balance automatically decreased. I saw that my account balance was 800,000 coins. I swallowed hard as I realised that I had just spent US$100,000,000 on a hammer.

[You can give me an order to issue the hammer. You can just say the word "Hammer"].

"Hammer!"

In less than a second, my hand felt heavy from holding something. I looked down at my hand. It was big - as big as the superhero hammers I'd seen in the cinema. My head snapped back up as I heard a growl in front of me. The zombies were only three paces from me now.

I gulped as I saw their shapes up close. I tightened my grip on the hammer and swung it at them. The moment I hit a zombie, it instantly disappeared.

[Zombie Level 1 + 100 coins]

I stared at the writing that appeared as the zombies disappeared. If a zombie was worth 100 coins, it meant that if I killed 50 zombies, I would earn 5000 coins, which was worth 5,000,000 US dollars. Wow, I could really get rich.

I couldn't let my thoughts linger. While thinking and calculating, I smashed them with the hammer in my hand. It turned out that killing them wasn't as difficult as I thought. With just one blow, their bodies disappeared one by one.

[Zombie Level 1 +100 Coins]

[Zombie Level 1 +100 Coins]

And so on, until I couldn't tell how many I had killed. I didn't care how many I had killed, because each one I killed gave me 100 coins. I had to kill as many of them as possible to get the coins.

[The gates of Smoky Hollow have opened; you should leave now.]

Newt's voice echoed in my head. If the gates are open, that means I've killed 50 zombies. I smiled as I remembered that I had earned 5,000 coins. If earning money was so easy, why hadn't I heard about this system before?

"Can't I stay longer? I want to hunt more zombies."

[Sorry, you need to level up or gain skills first to control the dungeon].

I immediately felt lazy after hearing Newt's explanation. It was a sign that I couldn't make any more money.

"At what level can I open and close the dungeon gates, and what skills should I have?"

[At level 30, the skill is unlocked, and you can buy it. Or, if you're lucky, you'll get it for free on your quest].

"What do I have to do to get the skill for free?"

[That's a divine secret. I don't have the data to answer that].

"What do you mean, God interferes with this system?"

I had plenty of time to talk to Newt because the zombies were still far away from where I was. I was so curious about the skill Newt was talking about. If I could get this skill, wouldn't I be able to hunt as much as I wanted? My money would certainly be worth a lot.

[I don't have an answer to your question. Please ask something else.]

I chuckled in annoyance at not getting the answer I wanted.

[The gates of Smoky Hollow will be closing soon. If you don't come out now, you'll be stuck here forever for breaking the rules.]

[10 ...]

"Shit!"

I ran quickly to the gate. Even though I could make a lot of money here, if I got stuck in this place, what would I make money for?

[6, 5 ...]

Newt's voice made me panic even more. Besides, the gate was still five metres in front of me.

[1.]

"Argh...!" I jumped towards the white swirl in front of me. And ....

[The player exits the Smoky Hollow Gate.]

My butt landed on the pavement. I was so relieved to have made it through the gate in time. If I had been one second late, I would have been stuck there.

I caught my breath, which was ragged from the race against time. I looked around. This was the edge of the road I'd passed earlier, and I saw my bike not far from where I'd fallen.

I was finally back in my world. When I remembered, I quickly took my mobile phone out of my pocket to check if what I had experienced was a dream or not. And I felt very relieved when I realised that it was real. The balance on my account was US$100,000,010.12. US$10.12 was the balance left in my account yesterday.

"Can I buy a car and a house with that, Newt?"

[Of course. You can use the money just like any other money].

I can finally buy a luxury car and a luxury house with this money. Will I also be able to buy Quinion Corp. with the money I have?

"Newt. How much is Quinion Corp.? Can I buy it?"

[The price of Quinion Corp. is US$500,000,000. You can trade in your coins to buy it.]

My smile grew even wider after hearing Newt's words. Even after buying the company, I still had plenty of money.

"Ian... Sofia...! You will definitely get down on your knees and apologise to me."