The two men with the knives slash and stab—the zombie's head, with Nick and Shannon assisting from the back.
"I love this; let's do this often!" Nick said excitedly amidst all the shooting"I honestly thought I'd die or something while leaving the base this morning; I didn't think it'd be this enjoyable to shoot at zombies."The survivors heard their voices, and the commotion from outside began packing their things so as not to time the rescue team after killing the zombies. They packed all the necessary items, such as food, clothes, toiletries, and photo albums.Eagan knocked on the door after killing off all the zombies"Hey, anybody in there? He asked, and the door opened immediately, revealing the blue-haired boy from earlier."Hello," he greeted firmly"You were the one who called us the other time?""Yes, that was me; I'm sorry for attracting the zombie to you," the boy, who looked frail and young, bowed his head."It's okay."" Can you please take my sisters to your base?""You don't know if we were the bad guys, and you want to hand over your sisters to us just like that?" Eagan asked, and the bot looked down" Next time, be sure the people are promising before you get their attention towards you; times and everything have changed, and humans can be more dangerous than zombies these days, so be careful, alright? Shannon instructed calmly, and the boy gave a nod." Are your parents available?" Matt asked"... they got bitten."" ... Do you know if there are any other survivors on this floor?"" Most people on this floor survived"" Shannon, take care of the girl and others. Go knock on each door to bring out the survivors."At the end of the raid, they rescued twenty people from the fifth floor, a family of four with a father, mother, and eight years old twins, another family who had a pregnant wife and a husband, five college students, the blue-haired boy seventeen years old boy and his two sisters, an old lady with her grandson and two couples staying together. Almost everyone on that floor was safe, with only four losses: the parent of the blue-haired boy, the child of the old lady, and a college student.They took the survivors to the bus, where the other team was waiting with other survivors." We didn't expect this many survivors; the number is more than the bus could take at once. We'll have to go in batches ... don't be afraid. The supermarket is secured, and we've cleared the surrounding zombies. The children and women would go first, while the man would stay behind for the next batch. Sam and Vincent will escort them back to the base and return on the bus. Is anyone against the arrangement?" Adam asked, and the survivors looked at each other, a little bit suspicious of their intentions, but no one said anything as it was confirmed their number was more than the bus could contain. A lady raised her hand to ask."Uhm, I don't mind the arrangement, but the question is ... is there a place for everyone to stay? We are over fifty here and having..."" There is enough space for everyone to stay. You don't have to worry about that. The only thing is that you'll all have to earn your stay, and it's nothing complicated or illegal, "Eagan explained calmly; an old man asked."By earning our stay, do you mean we'll come out to rescue survivors just like this?""There are many ways you can earn your stay in our base; not everyone is fit for combat so you can choose from other aspects. Like I said earlier, it's nothing illegal, "Eagan explained."We are in as long as we have a safe place to stay.""That's good, all young men; please move into the supermarket to help move the resources; we need to gather as much as possible; it was our luck that this place hasn't been looted. Don't worry about expiry dates. We'll sort them once we get to the base, " Adam instructed, and the young men went into the supermarket while the older ones left with the first batch of the survivors. Three ladies stayed behind and got going with the bus silver saw them and asked."Is there anything you need?""Do you mind if we help? We are all trained and can use guns well," one of the girls repliedSilver smiled and replied, " The help is highly appreciated; it'll take an hour before the bus returns. You can join the others inside."Eagan heard some noises coming toward them and brought out his guns, pointing them in the direction the noise was coming from, but there was nothing there."Dude, stop being paranoid. There's nothing around here we've checked, " Silver chuckled lightly, making fun of his best friend.Matt, who had gotten used to Eagan's sharp senses, also brought out his weapon while telling silver, "He's got pointy ears ... Eagan is, the zombies coming?"Yeah, and a quiet number of them, probably around fifty or so.""Captain, I see them; there is a horde of them coming this way with some survivors too!" Light, the sniper among the trainers, said into the walkie-talkie he was holding as he looked into the binoculars."Where are they coming from?" Adam asked"From the left, they are chasing a group of survivors," light reported"Get into position every..."Before he could finish his command, Eagan began shooting at the zombies, chasing the survivors without missing each shot."Don't be careless. You should have allowed the survivors to get closer before shooting!" Adam yelledEagan kept shooting without looking t Adam and replied, "don't worry, Adam, my accuracy is 100%."NOPE, YOUR ACCURACY IS MERELY 40%, AND IF THE ZOMBIES MOVED FASTER, YOU WOULD HAVE MISSED!" I never knew Festus taught you how to shoot," Adam comments as they shoot at the zombie covering the survivors to safety. "Huh? you know Uncle Festus?" Eagan asked, surprised that Adam knew his uncle, but 'it shouldn't have been too surprising as uncle Festus was also involved in the building of the base,' he thought " Of course, I'm very familiar with him. After all, he was our trainer alongside Marcus .... You might not know this, but everyone you met on the base had nothing when we met your grandmother; she gave us a place to stay and a purpose to live for ... and in return, we promised to serve you till our last breath." Eagan felt touched by the confession made by Adam and was stunned for a few seconds. " I'm sorry ... I didn't know anything ... I was just informed about all this on her dying bed, and everything seems new to me, and I'm just barely holding on." " It's a promise she had to keep; your parents made everyone promise that you'd have a normal childhood and you wo
Eagan aimed for its head with his guns while others continued the assault on his stomach; even though the weakness was in the stomach, it kept moving around. He shot at it twice, and from each gun and with the four bullets to the head and belly, they became weak. It growled out in pain, and the surrounding zombies began to gather " Fuck! We are surrounded! " " I'm out of ammo, and so are most people." " We can't relax yet if we don't want to be food for the zombies." With one last shot, Eagan finished the level two zombie, and they fought the horde surrounding them. They sat down in exhaustion when the zombies were cleared " I take it back. I don't want to do this every day ... I'm so tired," Nick said with a groan " Although it's tiring, it's fun." " Fun, my ass, it's so disgusting." " I'm aware we are all tired from just now, but we'll need to clear out the road and the zombies. We need to burn them," Adam instructed, resulting in a series of unpleasant complaints and groan
"The building at the front is for the male survivors, the one at the back is for the females, opposite genders are not allowed into each other's living quarters, if you are found, you'll be punished accordingly," Eagan explained further. " But what about married couples?" someone asked. "The third building is for couples; you can stay with your family in one apartment; I hope you understand it's for security reasons. The doctor's quarters are right behind the infirmary; you won't have to travel daily between the living quarters and the infirmary. You can stay in the living quarters since we have fewer people around. Also, note that privileges will be given based on your contribution to the development of the base; at a later time, we'll discuss the rest of the rules with you all once I welcome you." The people separated into different groups to get registered for the professions they were interested in. At the end of their registration, there were two doctors, four student doctors,
He locked the door after Silver and pressed the button that unlocked the stairway that leads to the control room; he's never been here, he saw the plan for his room last night, and that's how he knew it was there. He climbed up the stairway, placed his hands on the doorknob, and got pricked; the feeling was similar to when he opened the box his parents left him. SCANNING DNA SCAN COMPLETE DNA MATCH... "For fuck's sake!" Eagan chuckled as the door opened, he walked into the room, and the first thing he noticed in the dim light was a figure sitting in front of the many computers in the room. The room's set-up was what he saw next, and he could think nothing but 'this is something out of a sci-fi movie.' He tried reaching for his gun, but it was left on his bedside table, ' Why was I aiming for my gun?' "Hello, young master, I'm Naina, and I've been waiting for you." " Uh mm, hi? " Eagan greeted, unsure how to react to a lady living above his room. " (chuckles) I'm the AI in char
Nina worked through the night writing the guide and rules for the base to discuss with Eagan tomorrow before he left scavenging. # There should be no fighting amongst survivors in the base; in case of any conflict, report to your team leader or Nina. # You are allowed out of the base for whatever reasons; only scavenging teams are permitted out of the ground during this time. #Crimes such as stealing, rape, and murder are punishable by eviction from the base or death. # Everyone is mandated to report to their chosen place of work immediately after brunch. # Toiletries will be distributed to every occupied room once every two weeks. # Everyone is entitled to two meals a day; your contribution to the growth and development of the base will give you an opportunity for a snack. Which means Snacks are earned. # The infirmary is available at all times; visit there whenever you are sick. # Report any damage to any gadget in your rooms immediately. # Everyone must join the morning tra
"..." They chuckled at the doctor's loss of words. Eagan walked up to him and gently said " Relaxed aren't bad guys, and we won't hurt you; all the zombies on this floor have been cleared, so it's safe to come out." The doctor peeked his head out and checked left and right as if to see if the guys standing there weren't enough proof that the place was safe. "Are you from the military?" The doctor asked now with a more stable voice than before when his voice felt like he was about to die. " No, we aren't," Silver answered. "If you aren't from the Military, how come you all carry guns? Are you criminals?" " I thought we already established that we aren't bad guys?" Eagan asked Shannon stepped forward to save the situation as she explained to the Doctor why they were there. " Indeed, we are not from the military, but we are also not criminals; we are here to rescue survivors and put them safely until the military comes to rescue them. You can choose to go with us and not to; we w
They stood in front of the tall high school building, its gate wide open and zombies scattered everywhere in the compound. They entered and began killing the zombies. "Stephen and Silver, go and Check out which of the school buses is working correctly and bring it out front. Eagan, Princess, Preya, Shannon, Jess, and Ian will go to the female hostel; Matt, Teo, Yesuf, and light will stay out here to guard the entrance against the zombies, and the others will come with me to the boy's hostel. Eagan devised a plan after seeing the zombies scattered around the hostel. " To make things Faster, I'll attract the zombies while you go there to check for the survivors. Jess, Ian, and I will be here to clear the Zombies. How does that sound?" Eagan asked "won't it be too dangerous to gather them all here?" Preya asked "We'll hand it in. Just don't stay too long." "Why not just go in with us?" "In most novels, any guy who goes into the female hostel, even though it's out of goodwill, gets
Eagan walked towards the back of the female hostel and saw five women battling with the few zombies with sticks. Most of the zombies were already dead due to the noise he made the other time to attract them. Preya and Princess shoot at the zombies, careful not to hit the teachers. Once all the zombies were killed, the teacher breathed out, relieved they were finally safe. They ran towards the student to check if any of them were hurt or bitten, but they were all acceptable, to their relief. " Thank you for rescuing us; we have been reaching out to the government, but we haven't heard anything from them, so we thought they weren't going to send rescuers to us," explained a female teacher who had on a pair of blue jeans and a pink top, looked to be in their mid or late 30s. " We aren't from the military," Eagan said for the nth time since they began to rescue survivors. "Oh" " Don't worry. We are not going to harm you either." " I don't think you'll tell us if you want to," someone