[CAUTION: Mature content may appear] - 300 years have passed since the zombie outbreak began. These zombies, known as Eaters, have evolved into different, more dangerous types.

To fight back, humans created a new kind of warrior—half-human, half-Eater. These warriors were given living weapons on their right hands and a game system in their minds. Every time they kill an [Eaters] they gain something called a [Feed Count]. The more Feed Counts they collect, the stronger their weapon becomes. Eventually, they [Rank Up].

Johnquis became one of these warriors, known as an [Eater Blade]. But unlike others who formed swords, guns, or shields, Johnquis only got a [Chain]. Because of this, he was slow at collecting Feed Counts and became the weakest and lowest-ranked warrior.

But his chain was never made to kill.

It was made to capture, tame, and control zombies.

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[THE SEASIDE MALL WILL NOW REVERT BACK]


A low static hum rattled the floor. Johnquis felt it deep in his bones, the anomaly's heartbeat dying as the dream peeled away.


The ground floor, once spotless marble and fancy restaurants— cracked apart. The polished counters glitched, flickered, then rotted in a second. Menus and neon signs turned to static before dripping off the walls like wet paint. The Queen's nest shriveled, roots snapping back into the ground like veins cut open. Half-formed Eaters melted to sludge, soaking into the broken tile.


The second floor bled next, mannequins in glass displays fell apart, silk dresses dissolving to rags. Shelves sagged under mold, toys crumbled to stuffing and dust. The bright carousel flickered, painted horses rotting to fiberglass shells, the music box popping out one last dying note before going silent.


Chapter 42 - THE MASTER OF THE GUILD.