Plundering in the Apocalypse

Shin was busy checking those monsters' names then suddenly he narrowed his eyes as he read something. He felt a chill run down his spine.

There was a name far behind those monsters it was written in dark red.

It was screaming danger.

[ Undead Tormentor (Elite)]

[ Boss monster ]

"What the hell is that?" All that confidence Shin built up started crumbling down. He had underestimated that monster too much. He needs to take it more seriously.

Shin turned to look at Alice who wasn't aware of their approaching doom. She was busy checking her gains.

She was so quiet for some reason.

'She must be thinking something important.'

'I should tell her about that monster. It doesn't look like she is aware of its presence.'

"Alice," Shin spoke to get her attention.

"Yes? What is it?"

Alice turned to look at him while her eyes were darting away. She was having difficulty making eye contact with him. After learning how her mother knew about her being interested in Shin. She felt embarrassed.

But Shin's next words made all her embarrassment fade away.

"The boss monster you were talking about earlier is here. It's far behind those monsters. We should deal with them quickly or else, fighting that boss monster while also being at a disadvantage in numbers, that will be pretty bad."

Alice came out of her dreamland and started thinking deeply as she shivered fit a second. That monster was that dangerous. She saw firsthand how terrifying it was.

There was no chance for her to win alone against it. At least for now. She wasn't strong enough. But with Shin, she might be able to do it.

That is to say when they don't want to deal with other monsters while fighting it. It will be very troublesome.

Luckily for them, that boss monster hasn't attacked yet. So they still have a chance to strike first and do a heavy blow.

"Its name is Undead Tormentor and Its strength is far above others." Shin continued.

'Yeah, I know how terrifying it is. Even after gaining some levels. I'm still not a match.' Alice felt a little frustrated. At that moment she felt her mom's emotions flowing through her. Don't give up and make your future bright with your own hands.

'Yeah, Mom. You are very right. I can't give up so easily. I still have to make a future with my Shin. I need to make a family with him. This monster is just a small trial for our happy future.' Alice thought with determination in her eyes.

Her mom sighed saying she didn't mean it like that. But whatever, at least she is motivated.

"Don't worry we will be fine. Let's defeat others first and leave that one for the last meal." Alice replied to Shin as she saw that monster and smiled a little.

Shin was surprised to hear her answer, as when she talked about the Undead inside that house her words contained a hint of fear behind them and she couldn't stop shaking. But now she seems confident.

"Then let's have some starters before the main dish." As Shin said that Alice nodded and smiled back at him.

Her <Soul Grimoire> floated in front of her hand and all those monsters she killed got covered in black light and got sucked inside that book.

'Don't tell me when I said dish and starters, she meant that literally.' Seeing her capturing those souls Shin thought of his words before realizing that it was too late to correct them now.

'Well not that I'm any better. I also eat away at their skills and stats after killing them.' Shin sighed and then shook his head.

'No no what am I thinking. My mind is also going crazy with weird ideas it seems.'

Shim smiled at her bitterly, and that's when he heard a loud screech.

*Screech*

*Grrr*

*Awoo*

Those monsters who were a little wary of Alice after our initial killing spree gained some confidence and sprinted towards us.

"It seems we have made them wait long," Shin spoke as he saw those monsters running toward them.

"They are eager to die. Huh." Alice agreed with him, she conjured her white energy as she flowed mana inside her body and formed a scythe.

Shin looked at his blade and figured it won't last long and he didn't want to risk its durability before fighting the Undead Tormentor.

"It's better if I use a metal bar to finish those small fries. Umm, not really small fries but compared to that thing they are harmless little kids." Shin corrected his words and put his butcher's knife back tying at his belt.

He gripped that metal bar tightly and questioned Alice.

"Alice, how many more times can you use those bombs?" Shin knew it was rude to ask her about her ability but it was not the time to think about such things. Their lives were at stake.

"The number of souls I capture after killing those monsters can be used for bombs. So as long as I kill monsters I can use bombs. There is no fixed number." Alice stated as a matter of factly.

"Eh," Shin replied blankly.

"Eh?" Alice followed after a little confused, by Shin's reaction. Did she say something wrong?

'What the hell does she mean by that? Can she make those bombs as long as she kills monsters? What the hell kind of overpowered ability is that?' Shin shook his head in disbelief.

He then glanced at Alice who had a confused expression on her face.

'Such a pure and innocent girl. She doesn't even know how strong she is. I'll need to do my best too.'

"So, can you also increase the destructive power of those bombs?" Shin facepalmed and asked her.

She nodded her head at his words.

Shin smiled and sighed wryly.

"Well with this we can deal with them quickly."

Alice was curious about his words but he didn't have much time to explain them to her as those monsters approached them. Shin swiftly dogged their attacks and slammed his metal bar while dodging their attacks.

Alice also used her scythe to slice them off. Even though her overall stats were low. With her mana weapon, she was able to deal with them easily.

Alice was about to use her soul bomb but stopped in her tracks when she heard Shin's next words.

"I'll round them up together. Deal with them with one powerful bomb. Make it 4 times more destructive." Shin instructed her while continuously fighting.

Alice understood his instructions and summoned her Mom and Mr. Robin again for assistance. She returned them while she was checking her gains.

Alice focused her mind on the <Soul Grimoire> and inside her mind, the number of collected souls was shown.

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[ Pure soul 1 ]

[ Mia Kayden ]

[ Tier 2 ]

[ Skill - Healing Magic ]

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[ Pure soul 2 ]

[ Robin Woodland ]

[ Tier 2 ]

[ Skill - Body strengthening ]

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[ Corrupted Souls ]

[ Goblins - 12 ]

[ Corpse eaters - 8 ]

[ Velnora dogs - 7 ]

[ Gnolls - 8 ]

[ Chaotic Energy collected - 115 ]

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'To make one bomb I need 10 chaotic energy and Shin told me to make it 4 times stronger.'

'But this is the first time he asked me for something. I can't do it half-heartedly. I'll make it 10 times stronger.'

'No-no-no. Darling must have planned something so I shouldn't ruin it.'

'Yes let's do as he says. I'll make it 6 times stronger.' Alice concluded and smiled thinking how proud of her Shin will be. Maybe he might even pat her head or reward her with something even better.

"He hehe hehehe~" Alice giggled lost in her fantasies about Shin rewarding her.

Mr. Robin who was busy holding back monsters felt Alice's feelings transmit and looked at her weirdly.

Mia could only sigh at her daughter's thoughts.

Alice used 60 chaotic energy and made a large black-purple orb. It was the size of a basketball but she soon compressed it by concentrating its power at the center.

Within a few seconds, the black energy ball turned to the size of a tennis ball. It looked calm but the concentrated power inside it was terrifying.

On the other hand, Shin was busy bringing those monsters close to each other. If looked from afar he seemed like a monkey jumping between monsters. But in fact, he was skillfully dodging them with his increased stats and good acrobatic abilities.

He was still a little clumsy but his efforts were nothing to scoff at. After all, he was just a normal youth a few hours ago albeit a little on the weak side.

But now he is fighting monsters. What do you expect?

Every now and then. He would hit their vital spots and sometimes even kill them.

Shin would have killed them on his own so he could get some extra stats and level up fast but this situation was out of their hand. They need to kill those monsters fast before that boss monster decides to attack them.

Within a few minutes, he was able to bring them all together. Shin noticed Alice had conjured up a black-purple orb and is ready for attack.

He was still a little worried though.

'Will it have enough destructive power to kill them all in one blow. If it fails we might be in trouble.'

There were nearly 20 monsters. Gnolls were in majority. Then Corpse eaters and after them Velnora dogs. The number of goblins was far less.

'Gnolls have annoying pain resistance so they might trouble us if we don't kill them in one blow.' Shin thought and soon removed such thoughts from his head.

'I should believe in Alice. She is strong. She might do it. Even if she fails I'll think of something.'

Shin jumped up and by making footing on the monster's faces he was able to escape from them. He shouted.

"ALICE!! NOW!! BLOW THEM UP!!" Shin was safely able to land a little far from the crowd of monsters.

Seeing Shin safe outside the monster's encirclement and his signal to attack. Alice nodded with a smile. She confidentiality raised her hand in the air as a tiny black purple ball floated above her hand.

Alice's feelings were transmitted to Mr. Robin as he kicked the monster attacking them towards the crowd of monsters. Then he flew back to Alice's side.

The area became eerily silent. Those monsters' instincts told them something was wrong. They looked in Shin's direction. But he wasn't doing anything.

Then they felt some chilly bloodlust coming from somewhere. It was Alice in her black hair with the shade of red. The crimson eyes with the blood lust emitting from them were terrifying. But before they could react they saw Alice's hand movements.

Alice threw that ball of energy at the center of the crowd of monsters. They couldn't react to it. They only heard a sweet voice with immense killing intent towards them.

"GO DIE." It was Alice.

*BHOOOMMMMM*

Then a loud explosion echoed in that area. The Explosion was too terrifying that the building nearby shook, some even collapsed and the ground cracked.

There was nothing left. Not even a drop of blood was left by those monsters. They completely vanished not even leaving smithereens.

Mr. Robin pulled back Alice when he felt something was wrong and he was indeed correct.

That explosion was just overkill.

Shin was crouching while dust covered him.

'Wha-What the hell was that? Was that really four times the power of a normal one?'

Shin saw the area of the explosion where there used to be a crowd of monsters a few seconds ago.

The area was clear. Yes literally. Even the debris and things nearby were wiped off from there.

"I am so glad I made it in time." Shin felt cold sweat trickling down his head. If he had been a little late or unlucky. He would have died without leaving anything.

'Who said that the destructive power might not be enough?' Shin felt stupid thinking like that.

Shin stood up, patted his pants to remove the dust, and started walking toward Alice.

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[You have killed 8 Gnolls.]

[You have killed 5 Corpse eaters.]

[You have killed 3 Velnora Dogs.]

[You have killed 2 Goblins.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have gained +5 bonus stats.]

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[Corrupted Souls detected nearby.]

[Owner can Capture their Souls.]

[Would you like to capture their souls?]

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[Yes/No]

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"Yes," Alice said as the <Soul Grimoire> floated in front of her and started absorbing black light from the air.

Alice saw Shin coming in her direction. She was feeling very proud of what she did.

Blowing those monsters was very satisfying for her. She might have developed something inside her while blowing things up.

She waited happily for him to approach her and reward her. Her excitement grew with his every single step.

But suddenly both of them heard sounds of steps which they never wanted to hear. Due to the loud sound of the explosion, he decided to show himself.

It was walking through the area where the explosion occurred and stooped 50 meters away from Shin and Alice.

That was the Boss monster.

"Undead Tormentor. It's finally time."