'Can't these fucking people just shut up?'
Ezekiel Riverman who was still groggy after being waked up by loud noises couldn't help it and cursed at the supposed "people". He sat up straight and massaged his temples with a solid cringe because something was being a total dick and kept thumping on his cell door.
"WOULD IT KILL YOU TO SHU-!?"
In front of him was something rather disturbing, a person? Or something with a head nearly falling off if it wasn't for the little bit of skin on their necks, was still trying to be noisy in front of him releasing deep and gluttaral inhumane noises.
[Lvl 12 Zombie Inmate]
[HP:250/250]
[Your usual zombie who eats brains, or anything fleshy from the living in particular]
Ezekiel inhaled cold air and gulped as sweat started dropping from the side of his head, having no air conditioner was also a part of why he was sweating but most importantly aside from the zombie outside his cell another thing popped just in front of him.
[Lvl 0 Ezekiel Riverman]
[HP:15/15]
[MP:20/20]
[Would you like to be teleported to the tutorial zone? Y/N]
'Oooh Boi, I think I know where this is going'
Ezekiel quickly tapped no and took out a metal pipe below his bed that he stored for "talking" purposes when his "friends" were with him. He glanced above his door and saw that the indicator was green and his door was unlocked, the zomie would've gotten inside if it wasn't closed. He then slowly approached the zombie and tried a few things.
'First, does zombie guy see? Or is he a blind listener?'
Ezekiel tapped the right most part of his cell door with the pipe and the zombie immediately went to the souce of the sound thumping on it.
'Hmm, so they're blind? Why was he in front of my jail then?'
Ezekiel pondered about it and glanced at the green indicator again, after a few more seconds of both thinking why and how he smirked and a sense of victory flowed through him.
[Intelligence +1 Wisdom +1]
'I'm smart already system, but thanks anyways'
Ezekiel then took a stone from the corner of his jail room and closed one eye while aiming, after a few seconds of adjustment he whipped his right arm back while raising his left foot and inhaled.
'Bingo'
Ezekiel stepped forward and bended his body in a way that he could exert more throwing power from his right arm followed by an exhale, the stone flew accurately in between the cell door all the way to a room a little bit far away from where he was. The zombie growled and followed the sound so he took the chance to silently open the cell door, but sadly, sneaky sneaky wasn't approved by the world.
[Skill obtained Throwing]
[Throwing: Throws something]
[Strength +1 Dexterity +1]
"Oh, what a kind system~ Learn a thing or two from him why don'cha cell door?"
'Well, it could've gone worse...oh, it did huh?'
Right in front of Ezekiel was the zombie inmate who returned because of the sound from the door, it was not like in the movies and the tension was really keeping him grounded. He willed himself to move and move he did though not in the way most people would expect. He rushed forward and smacked the ugly thing in the neck succesfully removing the oh-so-close-to-falling head permanently.
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[You have slain a Zombie Inmate 6,500 exp]
[+6 levels]
"Heh, when life gives you lemons eh?"
Ezekiel went closer to the double dead undead and saw it disperse into many different white lights. He had a look of disappointment and clicked his tongue while also throwing away the metal pipe he held.
"The zombie could've been a wonderful meat shield, somehow...probably but other than that the this...thing it dropped is also practically useless and impossible to wield"
But he still touched it regardless and he was surprised that it disappeared on touch giving him an extra few more windows.
[New weapon obtained]
[Necromace]
[Requirements: Strength 25]
[Damage: 40-50]
[A mace of...well necromancers? It can inflict 5-10 extra damage if it hits a living being]
"Oooh, kinky. Other than that can you please show me my stats?"
[Lvl 6 Ezekiel Riverman]
[Dungeon: Necromancer's Prison]
[17 years old]
[Strength: 13]
[Dexterity: 15]
[Agility: 15]
[Constituton: 11]
[Intelligence: 18]
[A outstanding youth, who brought outstanding to bit more literal term by out standing his uncle who attempted to rape his little sister in a fight that broke out after the little girl shouted for help. This gave him a solid land in secure confinement for a few years because his uncle could no longer stand after the fight]
The window in front him, answering his request changed from the previous window into a detailed window about Ezekiel and his stats. He stared at them for a bit before sighing and scratching his head.
"Well, if he was in this place, maybe he could stand again? I'd still beat him though~"
Ignoring his flying thoughts, Ezekiel took a look at his surrounding and found a guide in a nearby wall.
"From the fact that the zombie was in front of my jail room at that time despite me sleeping, I guess he was attracted by the sound of the indicator opening. Hmm, so that means someone...went and opened the locks for each room, it would be useless info but judging from the time range that I woke up it was just opened recently?"
Ezekiel was cranking his 18 intelligence to it's maximum by trying to figure out some questionable stuff, mainly the fact that if the locks were just opened, and the loud thuds and crashes from before were the other inmates escaping...
"Where are they now?"
Ezekiel stared at the guide again and remembered a certain something from his memories.
'The only safe place aside from...well anywhere else in this place would be the roof or basement, but which one are they on? Oh, no wait!'
Ezekiel's calm and nonchalant expression suddenly went desperate as he ran quickly to the nearest cell and checked the the jail windows from there. After a few minutes of staring at nothing his previous demeanor changed and he slumped down near the bed.
"FUCK! They already left how the fuck did I not notice?!"
Ezekiel gritted his teeth and clenched his fist in anger, the missing vehicles already proved that the others escaped this zombie infested place and he was left...alone?
'Huh...wait a minute, game systems? Zombies...with levels?'
Ezekiel opened his status and quickly read the one just below his name.
'Dungeon? Is a Dungeon something we can only...enter alone or...?'
The system in answer to Ezekiel's question showed a window.
[Dungeons can only be entered upon once you are of a suitable level]
"...So where the hell is everyone? Or no, WHY am I here?!"
The window made a few glitchy waves and sounds as he asked that, it chagned from being a blue window to a yellow window and words could be heard accompanied by texts.
[So then Mr.Riverman?]
"Ugh, what now? And don't call me that!"
[Ok then Mr.Riverman, I am the...what's the word...overseer for your planet over here and I can see that you're a very splendid young man, now please state your questions?]
Ezekiel raised his left eyebrow as the so called overseer told him to state his questions, simply if he could ask any questions then it's an op power on it's own because he could just ask how to be extremely op right off the bat. But if the question is only based on his current situation then there could only be one. Taking chances he asked the overseer immediately.
"How do I become powerful quickly?"
[Excuse me that was not your question, but I'll answer still, to make the only person in a dungeon like this at lvl 0 a little happy~]
[A necromancer owns this place and you can learn a thing or two if you do things right. Also, once you reach level 10, something special opens up and you must prioritize survivability above all else. Now your question please?]
"So...I unlock something at level 10 and Necromancy if I beat the boss of this dungeon? Ok, nice tips. Now, WHERE IS EVERYONE?"
[For a person who is as smart as you...how could you not know the answer?]
The voice in yellow text sounded a bit sarcastic and worried while talking making Ezekiel cringe because he hates being seen as dumb above all else.
"Just skip to the point! Where are the others? Did they leave me here? Are they all zombies? C'mon!"
[They're all in the tutorial...Now goodbye Mr.Riverbrain]
[New skill obtained Fury]
[Fury - Temporarily increases strength and constitution in exchange for losing intelligence]
'I tapped no...'
And thus begins Ezekiel's awkward start on a new reality where death is not the end it seems, because undead's exist hah!