Confused, Benedict tightly gripped the hem of his clothes.

‘I don’t understand what’s going on.’

The spirits whispered to him.

【Her words are true.】

“Siena… Siena is?”

【The flower-like child can’t return.】

【You can’t meet her again.】

“…….”

A tear trickled down Benedict’s cheek at the cruel verdict.

【We wish you, our important contractor, to survive.】

【Follow her.】

【The person chosen by the administrator is capable.】

‘Do I have to live in a world without Siena?’

A half-blood of human and fae. An outsider, belonging to neither.

The only person who accepted Benedict for who he was, was Siena.

Loving Siena not just as a romantic interest but also as family and friend, accepting this situation was hard for Benedict.

Tears streamed down his clear brown eyes as Elizabeth gripped his shoulder.

“Let’s live on, without any weird thoughts.”

“……!”

“It’s terrible to lose someone you love. But suffering won’t make it right to follow them.”

“How do you know…..”

“I lost my father due to this zombie situation.”

“Ah.”

He didn’t know. Elizabeth’s face never showed depths of sadness, so he had no idea she’d lost someone she loved too.

Feeling sorry, Benedict said something he never thought he’d say to Elizabeth Keaton.

“……Are you okay?”

“I’m not okay, but I’m planning to survive tenaciously. Dying meaninglessly isn’t my style.”

“……”

“How embarrassing it would be to throw away the life you barely held onto, then meet your loved ones in the afterlife. I don’t want to be in that situation.”

Elizabeth, who spoke her convictions firmly while clenching her fist, shone brightly.

Could a tree growing robustly and filling its surroundings be like this?

‘…I hate to admit it, but she’s quite impressive.’

“So, come with us, Benedict. We need your help.”

The sight of someone determined to find their way to live was beautiful.

Therefore, impulsively, Benedict said,

“……That scout offer, it’s a good deal, right?”

“Of course.”

“Then… I’ll do it. Take me with you.”

Benedict thought he didn’t need to worry about being stabbed in the back when he was with Rus and Michael, whom he already knew well, and this woman.
“I can’t die just because I’m sad right now,” according to this person.

Siena had become a zombie, but there must be a reason why she was turned into one.

A sense of mission came over Benedict, that it was his job to relentlessly dig out and avenge the enemy who had made Siena a zombie.

“I’m confident in archery. There was no fairy in my hometown of El-Seca who was better with a bow than me. The spirits I’ve contracted with will also be a great help in battle.”

So, I want to fight alongside you.

A fighting spirit was kindled, woven of both a desire for revenge and a sense of guilt, to fight the zombies to the end.

“I won’t be a burden. I can promise you that.”

Benedict’s spirits also cheered him on.

【You can do it, if it’s Ben.】

【That person is strong.】

【We can give Ben what he wants.】

【Don’t die, survive.】

【We wish our beloved Ben would live.】

‘…Yes.’

I now have a reason to survive.

I now have a goal that I absolutely must not die for.

As determination filled Benedict’s brown eyes, an always exciting notification sound rang out.

Ding.

[Sub Quest—Gather Party Members!] [Receive minor rewards every time you gather individuals who can be part of the ‘Zombie Annihilation’ party.] [Reward: One long-distance mass teleportation magic scroll.] [Congratulations on acquiring a companion!] [A new member is added to the ‘Zombie Annihilation’ party.] [Current Party Members: 4/5] [Sub Quest—Gather Party Members! Progress Update] [Current Progress: Elizabeth Keaton (1/1), Michael Ester (1/1), Russ Critchern (1/1), Benedict Fairman (1/1), ??? (0/1)] [Good luck recruiting the last remaining party member.] [GOOD LUCK!]

‘Yeehaw!’

Finally, Benedict Fairman, I’ve got you… no, successfully recruited you as a party member!

‘Now only one party member remains.’

The original work’s villain and final boss, ‘Kieran Worey.’

Only the task of finding him remains.