My God-Level System Can Rebuild Civilization in the Apocalypse!

Chapter 57: Spider Web Launcher

Aside from the difference in quality rank compared to the Zombie Core Joo Joowon obtained previously, the description was completely identical to the other Zombie Core he already possessed.

However, the equipment called Spider Web Launcher brought Joo Joowon an enormous surprise.

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[ Spider Web Launcher ]

[ Grade ]: Elite

[ Durability]: 5/5

[ Equipment Slot ]: Hidden Weapon

[ Equipment Bonus ]: Strength +3, Physique +1, Agility +1

[ Equipment Requirements ]: Strength no lower than 7, Physique no lower than 7, Mental Power no lower than 10

[ Description ]: Know Spider Man? Then you already know how to use this.

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[ Full Recovery Serum ]

[ Grade ]: Common

[ Description ]: After injection, all attributes recover to 50% of their peak condition.

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[ Spider Brand Running Shoes ]

[ Grade ]: Common

[ Durability ]: 1/1

[ Equipment Slot ]: Shoes

[ Equipment Bonus ]: Running Speed +20%, Agility +1

[ Equipment Requirement ]: None

[ Description ]: Spider Brand’s basic running shoes. Allows the wearer to walk on walls like a spider.

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They were all excellent items.

After reading the equipment descriptions, that was the only conclusion Joo Joowon could come to.

He first took out the running shoes and examined them carefully.

On both sides of the shoes was a brand logo showing a spider resting on a web.

The color scheme was black and white.

At first glance, they looked no different from ordinary sports shoes.

Aside from the design being unusually cool, the only truly strange thing was probably the heel height, which looked close to four or five centimeters tall.

The soles were not made from rubber or similar material either.

Instead, they were transparent.

Inside the transparent sole was something shaped like a long legged spider curled tightly together.

After putting the shoes on, Joo Joowon suddenly felt warmth spread beneath his feet.

It gave him the bizarre illusion that his feet and the shoes had somehow fused together completely.

Describing it that way sounded strange, yet it genuinely felt exactly like that.

The shoes almost seemed to have become part of his body itself.

However, when he looked downward carefully, the corners of Joo Joowon’s mouth twitched slightly.

Eight pairs of tiny spider legs had actually extended from beneath the soles.

They were firmly supporting the shoes against the floor.

Joo Joowon fell silent for a moment.

So Spider Brand Running Shoes were literally made from spiders?!

Somewhat hesitantly, he lifted his foot and took a few steps forward.

The eight tiny legs moved together in perfect coordination.

They walked so smoothly that not even the slightest sound could be heard when touching the ground.

Joo Joowon stared silently at the wall for several seconds before finally lifting his foot and stepping directly onto it.

The eight pairs of spider legs tightly adhered to the wall without causing Joo Joowon the slightest discomfort.

It felt as though he had been born with the ability to walk on walls.

However, that sensation only applied to his legs.

His upper body still felt the pull of gravity dragging him downward.

Moreover, the running shoes transmitted information through nerve reflexes.

In other words, Joo Joowon’s Agility attribute directly affected how well he could control the shoes.

His expression became somewhat subtle.

Human movement was created by the brain sending signals before the body reacted physically.

Perhaps because his Mental Power attribute had increased, Joo Joowon could now vaguely sense that entire process more clearly.

Especially with the running shoes.

Maybe because they were not his original "organs," the sensation of information flowing through them became much more obvious.

And that made Joo Joowon feel even more uncomfortable.

Yes.

Uncomfortable.

In games, players could equip items and instantly use all the bonuses perfectly.

Reality was completely different.

Although the game allowed Joo Joowon to control the equipment almost as naturally as moving his own limbs, both his instincts and his brain continuously transmitted a powerful feeling of discomfort toward the extra "organ."

Clearly, neither his body nor his mind had adapted to it yet.

The ends of a spider’s legs possessed claws.

Beneath those claws were clusters of tiny stiff hairs, which allowed spiders to crawl across walls and ceilings.

Now Joo Joowon could directly sense those tiny hairs gripping the wall surface.

The feeling was completely different from ordinary human skin touching a wall.

Without spending enough time adapting to it, there was a real possibility that trying to use the running shoes to escape during a critical moment would not only fail to help him but might instead drag him down.

When he climbed onto the wall, he did not feel as though he was "walking on flat ground."

That was because the spider legs beneath the shoes were controlled directly by him.

In other words, if Joo Joowon’s concentration slipped even slightly and he failed to pay attention to his footing, the spider legs could genuinely release their grip from the wall and cause him to fall.

Humans were creatures meant to walk on land after all.

Running across walls and ceilings naturally required time to adapt.

The realization made Joo Joowon feel slightly frustrated.

What exactly had this apocalypse game even gamified?

There were no visible health bars.

No appraisal skills.

And equipment could not even be mastered instantly after being equipped.

Having excellent equipment in his hands yet being unable to use it immediately was truly testing Joo Joowon’s patience.

Since he could not change reality, the only option left was to force himself to adapt.

Joo Joowon seriously considered how he could adapt to these changes in the shortest possible amount of time.

After all, it was impossible for him to stop using stronger equipment simply because he could not adapt to the changes they caused.

At the moment, he did not possess any better replacement equipment either.

However, if equipping an item only caused it to become a burden during battle, then no matter how amazing its attributes were, he would still have no choice but to painfully give it up.

After thinking about it repeatedly, Joo Joowon still could not come up with any shortcut for adapting faster.