The Great Zombie Extermination

  Zombies were never a serious threat. Weak, brainless, and slow, they were nothing more than training dummies for new adventurers. A sirike could kill them, and they had no magio skills, no intelligence. But there was one problem. There were too many of them.The Tower of Greatness, the world's most prestigious dungeon, was on the verge of colpse—not because of powerful beasts or demonivasions, but because of the unstoppable swarm of zombies overrunning its floors.

  And the worst part? They didn't just spread through bites. Their rotting flesh, their spilled blood, even their deposing remains—any tact with them could turn anything into another zombie. Animals, pnts, corpses, and even objects that absorbed too much of their decay. It was an unstoppable pgue.

  The World Adventurers' Guild, the g force of warriors across the nd, issued a global decree: All adventurers, from Ten legendary heroes to beginners, are to exterminate every st zombie. No exceptions.

  Thus began the Great Zombie Extermination. Thousands of adventurers stormed the Tower of Greatness, their ons cutting through zombies like wheat before the scythe. Holy magic burhem to ash, fire reduced them to ders, and ented ons shredded them apart.

  But evehe zombies kept ing matter how many were sin, more crawled from the walls, spilled from the ceilings, or rose from the remains of the fallen.It was an unwinnable war. But the World Adventurers' Guild refused to lose.And so, the battle raged on for days, weeks, until at st, the final zombie fell. And I… I was one of them.

  A Pathetid

  I was just another mindless corpse, stumbling through the troaning at anything that moved. I had no thoughts, no memories. Just an instinct to hunt a. Then came the so-called heroes.A group of fresh adventurers—shaky hands, clumsy footwork, clearly inexperienced. I wasn't even attag them, but that didn't stop them from treating me like their first big kill."It's a zombie! We take this one!""Stick to the pn! Surround it!""Wait, who has the healing potion?! I think I cut myself—"I groaned, stretg out my arms. Fresh meat. So, I lunged—Or at least, I tried.My stiff, decayed legs refused to cooperate. Instead of a terrifying leap, I stumbled forward like a drunk snail, arms filing, mouth open.The adventurers blinked."Uh… is it… broken?""Maybe it's a tutorial monster?"Before I could eve within biting distance, cold steel sliced through my chest, a fireball exploded in my face, and a spear pletely missed me but still mao trip me.Just like that, I was dead. Again.

  Then, darkness swallowed me whole.But before it could fully take me, a voice echoed in the abyss.

  "I… wish to uand why humans kill us…"

  A moment before my demise, the Zombie King had spoken these words, pleading to the Tower of Greatness itself for a sed d the Tower… answered.Light.

  A Strange Awakening

  I gasped. A real, actual breath.My body felt different. Soft. Warm. Alive more rotting flesh. No more hunger. No more mindless instincts.Instead, I was lying in a grand, gold-trimmed bed, ed in silk sheets, inside a room that screamed luxury. I sat up in shock, heart pounding, eyes darting around.That's when I saw it. A mirror across the room. And the refle staring back at me was not a zombie.It was a nobleman. I had no idea how or why. But ohing was clear. I was no longer a weak, brain-dead zombie. I was someone important. And I had been given a sed ce at life.A maid ehe room, bowing politely. "Young Master Audi, you're awake."I stared at her. Food. My stomach growled. I opened my mouth, ready to bite—"Hi!!" The maid screamed, grabbing a ptter and shoving a massive steak into my mouth.I ped down by reflex. Juices exploded on my to was—Delicious.I blinked. "...This. This is my favorite food now."The maid exhaled, trembling. "Y-Young Master, you almost gave me a heart attack! If you're hungry, just say so!"And so, I did. For the week, I ate nothing but steak, dev it like a zombie with an insatiable hunger.

  Goblin

  One m, as my maid Sally went to the market carrying a bundle of fresh steak, a group of goblins began trailing her. She ran, barely esg, but one goblin followed her all the way back to the mansion.While she cooked, the goblin attacked. Sally froze in fear, her body going stiff before colpsing unscious. The goblin moved to carry her away—And I saw it.With a growl, I lu the creature. But it was too fast. It dodged every clumsy swing, dang arouhen, in one desperate move, I bit down—hard—on its arm. A deep, critical bite. The goblin shrieked and fled.This is the first time I bit a monster… and I'm sure of it. This taste…It's much tastier than human flesh! I know now my goal. To taste all the monsters in this rebirth—not just steak, but all kinds of meat.

  The Goblin's Transformation

  Deep in the forest, the goblin stumbled through the undergrowth. Its body twitched, veins darkened, and its eyes dimmed—then glowed red.It had the ing of a goblin but the endless hunger and resilience of a zombie. And it was starving.The iion had begun.

  The Adventurers' Struggle

  The adventurer party soon entered the undead goblin, and to their horror—it was not just a normal zombie. It thought like a goblin, moving tactically, dodging, aing up traps. But it had the hunger and durability of a zombie . The mage's fireball didn't work. The warrior's sword strikes barely slowed it down. The arrows from the archer only made it angrier. And worse—it spoke."Huuuungry…"Zombies weren't supposed to talk . The goblin grinned, knowily how to terrorize them. It feinted, dodged, and fought with strategy, but no matter how many times they struck it, it didn't stay down. The battle was long, brutal, and desperate. But after tless attacks, the warrior finally pierced its skull with a massive blow. The undead goblin twitched violently—then finally stopped moving.Silehe clerited. "That… was NOT normal."The warrior, still kneeling, stared at the corpse. "What the hell did we just fight?"The mage, still shaken, muttered, "It was like a thousand years ago since we've seen a monster like that."Everyouro look at her. She swallowed hard, eyes fixed on the goblin's corpse."I'm sure it's a zombie… because my great-grandfather was one of the legendary heroes who fought them."The forest fell silent.No one spoke.No one spoke. Because they all knew ohing—if zombies had returhen the world was in danger once again. The warrior ched his fists. "We should tell this to the Guild."The cleriodded. "If this isn't reported, more of them might appear."The adventurers exged gnces before the leader took a deep breath. "Let's move. The Guild o hear this… before it's too te."

  End of Chapter 1