BXBX NOVEL Chapter 136: Zarek's End
As he cleared a large portion of the zombies, he suddenly felt a surge of power—a massive Thunder Sword Wave was barreling toward him.
The air hummed with the raw energy of the attack, and Zeus barely managed to dodge in time, the wave slicing through the air where he had stood just moments before. The ground where the attack landed was scorched, the earth split open by the force.
Zeus's eyes narrowed as he turned to face the source of the attack. What he saw made him pause.
It was Zarek—but not the Zarek he remembered. The man who had once led the Lightning Fang Guild with arrogance and pride was now a twisted version of himself.
Zarek had become a thunder zombie, his once vibrant features now pale and lifeless. His eyes, once filled with cunning, were now empty, glowing with an eerie blue light that radiated nothing but pure, undying hatred.
"Kill you… I will kill you!" Zarek growled, his voice guttural and filled with an unnatural rage. The words were forced, as though spoken from the depths of his soul, now enslaved by the Thunder Mana Stone.
Zeus, caught off guard by the fact that Zarek could still speak, felt a mixture of shock and disbelief. "He can still talk? How is that possible?"
[Hmph, it seems his hatred for you is too intense,] the system chimed in, its tone dripping with mockery. [Even after death, he clings to his grudge. How pathetic.]
Zeus sighed, a hint of pity coloring his voice. "Really, Zarek? All of this mess is because of your own issues. How can you be angry at me for that?"
Zarek's response was nothing more than a growl, deep and primal, as he began to advance with a renewed fury.
His movements were jerky and unnatural, driven solely by the overwhelming need to destroy Zeus. The man he had been was gone, replaced by a mindless creature fueled by rage and thunder.
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[Honestly, Host,] the system continued, its voice laced with amusement, [it's almost impressive how much he despises you. But really, it's his own fault. You should thank him for being such a useful training dummy.]
Zeus couldn't help but chuckle at the system's arrogance. "I suppose you're right. But it's a shame it had to come to this. All he's doing now is making things easier for me."
[He's practically handing you experience points on a silver platter,] the system added, its tone shameless. [You'd better finish him off quickly—though I must say, his pathetic state is quite entertaining.]
Zeus shook his head, his expression turning serious as he focused on the advancing Zarek. "It's clear that reasoning with him is out of the question. He's beyond saving now."
Zarek, oblivious to their conversation, continued his relentless approach, his eyes locked on Zeus with an intensity that spoke of nothing but murderous intent.
Zeus let out a long, weary sigh, this time tinged with resignation. "It seems I'll have to end this with one big move," he muttered to himself, his voice carrying the weight of the situation.
The relentless onslaught of the thunder zombies, especially Zarek's maddened persistence, left him with little choice.
Deciding on a strategy, Zeus retreated to a more open area, away from the looming presence of the massive Thunder Mana Stone.
He needed space—enough to channel every ounce of his power into a decisive strike. As he moved, he could see the remaining thunder zombies, including the furious and mindless Zarek, beginning to regroup, all of them converging on his new position.
Zeus watched them approach, his eyes narrowing with determination. "Let's finish this," he declared, his voice echoing with unyielding resolve. There was no room for hesitation now.
Focusing deeply, Zeus began to gather all of his thunder mana, channeling it into a single, colossal Thunder Lance.
The lance crackled and hummed with raw energy, its brightness intensifying with each passing second as Zeus infused it with multiple Thunder Mines. The sheer power within the lance was almost overwhelming, the air around him buzzing with electricity and anticipation.
As the thunder zombies closed in, their eyes glowing with that eerie blue light, Zeus could feel the tension in the air.
He raised the massive lance above his head, his muscles straining under the weight of the energy he had gathered. His gaze locked onto the horde, his expression hardening into one of fierce determination.
"Die, stupid zombies!" Zeus shouted, his voice booming across the battlefield as he hurled the Thunder Lance with all the strength he could muster.
The lance tore through the air like a bolt of lightning, cutting a blazing path straight toward the advancing horde. It struck one of the zombies dead center, the force of the impact propelling it through a straight line of zombies, piercing them one after another with brutal precision.
The moment the lance struck, the Thunder Mines embedded within it detonated with a deafening explosion.
The battlefield was consumed by a massive shockwave of thunder energy, the force of the blast tearing through the thunder zombies with devastating effect. The explosion was so intense that it left nothing in its wake—bodies were obliterated, reduced to ash in an instant.
Zarek, once the proud leader of the Lightning Fang Guild, was caught in the heart of the explosion. His body, already twisted by the Thunder Mana Stone's influence, disintegrated into nothingness, leaving no trace of the man who had once been.
As the dust settled, Zeus stood alone in the aftermath, the last remnants of thunder energy crackling in the air around him. The battlefield, which had moments before been a storm of chaos and violence, was now eerily silent. The threat of the thunder zombies had finally been eliminated.