The result of Liam's movement naturally produced a wave of fire that surged toward Joel.
The man's eyes widened, clearly startled by the heat, or he wouldn't have even realized there was an attack.
He didn't dare to continue his move and quickly flapped his wings to retreat while shouting, "Liam, what's the meaning of this? Are you trying to kill me!?"
He must have realized he had gone too far, but clearly, attacking another human was something else entirely.
Liam knew it was wrong too, but he understood one thing: people were becoming selfish and greedy.
He wasn't the type to talk about right and wrong. If he argued, he'd lose, but since he had power, he'd simply use it on those who dared be greedy toward him.
He couldn't even be bothered to respond.
His focus remained on the Level 4 Zombie whose hands were now covered in burns.
Whoosh!
He sent more Phoenix Flames at it. This time, it was enough to completely engulf the zombie, forcing it to summon its four blood swords and slash at the flames to cut through them.
Liam, unaffected by the fire, entered it and transformed his hand back into the stone dragon hand focused on physical strength.
As the zombie was busy trying to withstand the fire, Liam thrust his sword into its heart.
Xiu!
With the sword's sharpness and the strong push from his hand, it easily pierced the zombie's heart, causing the red glow in its eyes to fade.
DING!
(You have killed a Level 4 Zombie. You gained 40 Battle Points and 40 System Points!)
(Because you killed a zombie two levels above you, you gained a bonus of 40 Battle Points!)
(Level: 2)
(Battle Points: 80/300)
(System Points: 60)
"Mm, no item drop…" Liam couldn't help but complain as the zombie he killed didn't turn into a light orb, meaning it didn't drop any items.
Still, killing it made Joel jealous since it gave a lot of EXP.
Liam then turned his attention to the horde of zombies coming from behind the school. These weren't the zombified students but rather people from the luxury housing complex behind the school.
The wall at the back of the school was only about two meters high, easily climbable by zombies.
They were only Level 1 and 2, making them easy targets for Liam.
Whoosh!
He first sent Zombie Paul toward them to disrupt their formation.
With Paul's rampage, many zombies were even thrown around. One Level 2 Zombie was flung directly at Liam.
BANG!
He smashed its head, causing it to shatter and instantly die.
After that, he saw Paul knocking down another Level 2 Zombie. He quickly ordered Paul not to kill it and rushed over.
Shua!
He then slashed the fallen zombie's neck.
In a short time, he had killed two zombies, and he did it with minimal movement so his stamina didn't drain too quickly.
Paul, who started to understand that Liam wanted him to help knock down Level 2 Zombies for him to finish, began trying to grab more.
He sliced one's leg, then threw it toward Liam.
With one thrust, Liam killed it.
However, many zombies started to distance themselves from Zombie Paul, realizing he was a strange anomaly among them.
DING!
(You have killed three Level 2 Zombies. You gained 60 Battle Points!)
(Battle Points: 140/300)
At this point, Liam saw that many students had already come out. Not just Anthony—even Lisa had exited and stood near Alex.
At least twenty students had left the warehouse, with more coming out one by one.
Anthony, wielding his fire sword, looked frenzied as he attacked the zombies.
He looked extremely power-hungry.
The apocalypse, considered a disaster, was instead seen by him as an opportunity for glory.
When some students worked together, the zombies at the warehouse entrance were cleared quickly.
A few students were lucky enough to obtain weapons and skills.
Liam remained focused on the backyard along with Zombie Paul.
He approached the back wall and climbed it.
"Woof! Woof!" Suddenly, he heard loud barking from a dog.
He then saw a large dog, nearly 2.5 meters tall, with thick black-and-white fur.
It resembled a wolf in appearance, but it was clearly a dog—a Husky.
(Monster Level 4!)
Liam received a notification.
The dog ran toward him aggressively, bloodthirsty, as if it only wanted to kill humans.
Because of its agility, Liam doubted he could dodge or counterattack effectively. He thought there was a high chance of getting hurt.
However, he didn't dodge.
When the dog arrived in front of him, he pulled out his shield.
BANG!
The dog crashed into the shield with incredible force, bouncing off with legs that couldn't support its body.
Paul, who had been ready to strike, slashed the dog with all four of his blood swords.
Shua!
One sword struck the dog's back, tearing it and spraying blood.
The dog became furious with Paul and charged at him so fiercely that Paul couldn't dodge.
With a lower level, Paul was naturally at a disadvantage.
"Hmph!"
Liam didn't stand idle. He helped Paul by punching the dog hard in the gut with his stone dragon hand.
Whoosh!
BANG!
The dog was flung backward, slamming into the concrete wall of a house with a loud crash.
"Burn!" Liam transformed his hand into the Phoenix Wing again and unleashed its fire upon the dog as it lay on the ground.
Buzz!
The flames instantly engulfed the dog, burning its fur to ash with ease.
Without its fur, the dog visibly weakened, and its skin began to burn as well.
Its attacks may have been fierce, but its defense seemed weaker than that of a Level 4 Zombie.
It could only roll around helplessly as the flames consumed its body.
Liam, without hesitation, added more flames, burning its flesh until nothing remained but bones.
DING!
(You have killed a Level 4 Monster. You gained 40 Battle Points and 40 System Points!)
(Because you killed a monster two levels above you, you gained a bonus of 40 Battle Points!)
(Level: 2)
(Battle Points: 220/300)
(System Points: 100)