Night fell and the group found a place to sleep without anything happening, which came as a surprise, but they took it wholeheartedly. So early in the morning, they set out again. Dina was still dissatisfied by them having to change their route, but Philip knew what he saw, and he was sure that they'd most likely get killed if they tried it. However, something amusing happened with Dina and the kids. It went something like this. "Hey, what grade are you two in in school?" She asked. "I'm in the 5th grade and Benjamin is in the fourth." Peter answered. "Well, you guys seem bored, so why don't we pick up were you left off in school?" The statement made Philip and Andrew cringe. They really didn't feel like now was the time for that. To their surprise though, the kids actually jumped at the opportunity with sparkling eyes. "Yes!" They shouted at the same time and even Dina was surprised by their enthusiasm. So back to the present, Dina was helping the two with their vocabulary as

"You asked for it." Philip muttered, then his perception of time slowed.The man was stationary, his mouth still curled in an arrogant smirk. Philip was sure that he was going to wipe it off his face.He walked up to him and pulled his fist back before throwing a punch. To his surprise however, his fist stopped a few inches away from his face.The phenomenon made him frown. He felt like he had hut a solid wall. A very solid wall, dense enough to stop his punch. And yet, there appeared to be nothing in front of him.'No, that's not right.' Philip squinted. Sure enough, it was very faint, but there was a slight shimmer around the guy's body. A light grey substance that surrounded him completely. It reminded him of…'Wind. Compressed wind like that of a tornado. There's a passive barrier of wind around him that blocks all incoming objects. Even if I'm fast, I can't get past the barrier if it's already there. No wonder he was so confident.' Philip frowned and returned to his original pos

"This sucks." Andrew mumbled as he and everyone else trudged through the highway.Now that they had lost the truck, the task of travelling had become many times more difficult.Initially, even with their change of route, the journey would have taken them five days max. But now that the truck was gone, Dina estimated that they'd need at least two weeks. And he wasn't sure the supplies they had stocked up would be enough to last them for that long.Moreover, moving on foot meant that they would have to expend a lot more energy, and as a result, they'd have to eat and drink more water.Also, to avoid the kids slowing them down, Andrew and Dina had to carry them. Philip couldn't as he was already carrying all their supplies, and there was no more space on his body.Andrew looked at Philip and felt a tinge of indignation. Couldn't he have led the guy away from the truck? 'Nah, from how he described the fight, it would be a miracle if he could think of something like that at that point in

Philip stood in the rain without the slightest care of how he was getting drenched. Instead, he simply smiled to himself as numerous thoughts ran through his mind.'It's been around three minutes in reality, but that should have been 7 to 8 hours to me. And I spent all that time practicing my air walk. I think I should move on to the next thing.' When he thought of that, his smile grew. He couldn't wait for when he could test these new skills on something.Dismissing the thought, he focused on his next practice target.'Every action has an opposite reaction. It's the same premise that centers around things like thrusters. Though in my case, recoil.' He thought.Usually, when a gun fires, the bullet moves at incredible speed. However, the force of the ejection also causes the gun to be forced backwards. That's recoil.That's why most people need extensive training before they can use a firearm. If they hold it wrong when they fire, breaking their wrist is not a rare occurrence.What Ph

Phillip and his crew walked closely together as they passed through the makeshift wooden gates which led them into the settlement. They tried to observe as much as they could while passing through, especially exits should they need to escape from the place for any reason.The walls were made from timber and reinforced by rows of lamp posts, despite the fact that the infection spread less than two months ago the measures they had taken to protect themselves were very impressive.And unlike his earlier assumptions, the walls actually spanned about 3 kilometers across all four sides of the settlement. Every 50 meters or so there was a watch tower with people with guns at the top.Upon closer inspection, some parts of the walls were covered in graffiti. Names of departed, days In captivity and other random yet strange things were painted on the walls.“Follow me.” Alice said as she turned and passed through what was formerly a commercial district but had now become a makeshift residential