Webnovel Author In The Apocalypse World-Chapter 117: Go Okrim and the Code of the Zombies

The young man was holding half a candle. After stepping out, he handed it to one of the zombies that was encircling Kim Haru. To Kim Haru’s astonishment, the zombie extended its hand, conjuring a small fireball to light the candle.

Then, it silently withdrew its hand and stood still in place.

Kim Haru didn’t know whether to be more surprised that a zombie could actually cast a fireball or that it was so obedient.

As the candle lit up the room significantly, the young man smiled at Kim Haru and introduced himself, "My name is Go Okrim. Nice to meet you."

Nice to meet him? Kim Haru could see that Go Okrim was genuinely pleased.

But just because Go Okrim was happy didn’t mean Kim Haru felt the same. No one would feel happy after being suddenly whisked away like this.

"I saw you all come in," said the young man, who had introduced himself as Go Okrim, completely oblivious to Kim Haru’s expression. His eyes shone as he leaned closer to Haru. "I’ve been secretly watching you. You’re a zombie, right?"

Kim Haru was startled. "No."

Becoming increasingly wary of the strange young man before him, Kim Haru took a step back.

Go Okrim shook his head. "You’re lying. I saw it—the zombies didn’t attack you. You must be one of them, or else there’s no way they wouldn’t be drawn to you. Don’t worry, I’ll keep your secret. What are you doing hanging around those people, anyway?

Do you need my help? It looks like fun. Add me to the team!"

Huh?

Kim Haru keenly picked up on Go Okrim’s choice of words.

"You... are a zombie?"

The Go Okrim in front of him could talk and laugh. His expressions and movements were completely human-like. If this kind of person was a zombie, Kim Haru thought the future of humanity might be in grave danger.

Hearing Kim Haru’s question, Go Okrim’s mood instantly turned sour. "No, I’m not."

"In fact, I wish I were a zombie. That way, I wouldn’t leave my brother all alone. But the heavens love to play such cruel jokes. If I didn’t fear losing my mind, I would’ve already let a zombie bite me."

"Oh, by the way, since you’re a zombie and still retain your rational mind like a human, do you know how to do it? Can you teach me? Please, I’m begging you. What do you want in return? crystal cores? Food?

Oh right, are you after territory? The whole county is mine now. I’ll give it to you—everything. Just teach me how to do it, please!"

With a thud, Go Okrim knelt in front of Kim Haru.

The zombies surrounding Kim Haru still stood there dumbly, completely oblivious to what their controller was doing.

Kim Haru’s grip on the pickaxe remained firm, poised to strike at the zombies’ heads at any moment, as he silently observed everything unfolding before him.

It seemed he had indeed stumbled upon a boss-level situation.

But if this guy was human, how was he controlling so many zombies? From the way he talked, it sounded like he had control over all the zombies in the entire county.

"What’s going on with them?" Since he had questions, Kim Haru decided to ask directly. Judging by this person’s current state, Haru figured he would get an answer.

Sure enough, Go Okrim responded without hesitation, "Because of my brother."

Kim Haru then heard a touching story of brotherly love from Go Okrim’s mouth.

Go Okrim’s brother had turned into a zombie shortly after the apocalypse began. However, unlike other zombies, his brother didn’t immediately pounce on him. In fact, when other zombies tried to attack Go Okrim, even though it seemed like his brother had forgotten everything, he still stood in front of Go Okrim and protecting him.

Allowing himself to be torn apart by zombies, he didn’t let his younger brother suffer even the slightest harm.

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At that time, Go Okrim was just an introverted boy whose world revolved entirely around computers.

He knew nothing about survival in the apocalypse. The world outside of his room was a mystery, and he was too afraid to step outside, unwilling to interact with other humans. Yet, under the protection of his zombie brother, he survived.

When he was hungry, he ate raw food. After finishing everything in the house, hunger drove him to finally step outside and search the neighbors’ homes for something to eat.

It was then that he saw his brother being surrounded and bitten by a horde of zombies, all in an effort to protect him. Continue reading stories on novelbuddy

His brother, now a zombie, couldn’t speak anymore, nor could he cry out in pain. But chunks of flesh were torn from his body, wounds appearing one after another, constantly marring his skin.

At that moment, Go Okrim finally have a courage to stepped out of his own world.

And at the same time, he gained a supernatural ability.

It wasn’t a power of "matter" or "substance," but rather an ability classified as something like "code," with no clear category to fit into.

Kim Haru had established a connection with his zombie brother. The brother, who had lost all human characteristics, was like an empty computer. Kim Haru could etch "code" into the zombie’s body, just like programming a machine. He began to write programs for the zombies, as if they were computers.

"I upgraded my brother’s level through coding. His combat abilities improved, and later, my brother even developed his own powers. As his level continued to rise, eventually, all the zombies in the county followed his commands. Our lives here became increasingly free."

However, if things had truly gone that smoothly, Kim Haru and his group wouldn’t have had to show up.

"But I didn’t anticipate that zombie crystal cores would be so irresistibly attractive to other zombies."

Go Okrim’s brother got into a fight with another high-level zombie. In the end, his brother killed that zombie and took its crystal core.