However, in the next instant...BANG!A loud gunshot rang out, and the next thing I witnessed was the monkey's head exploding into pieces right on my face.I felt my face burn from the hotness of its black blood as I yelled out in pain."Fuck!" I rushed to rub my face with my sleeves."Don't let it get into your mouth!" Bella yelled."Water! Water!" I screamed.My mother who had a backpack strapped to her shoulders quickly brought out a pet bottled water and handed it to me.I wasted no time in making use of the contents to wash my face and mouth of the blood.After spitting for the umpteenth time I finally stood up while clutching my right arm.The people around us had left us behind and kept running for their dear lives while my group wasn't interested in leaving me behind.The black blood on my face had been cleared but I was left with reddened cheeks, forehead and neck from the burn.As my vision cleared, I viewed the bloody carnage of the monkey's corpse but then I also noticed w
"Let's go,"With a nod, we ran in the instructed direction, moving past the corpses of infected littered across the street.Some of the soldiers concentrated on getting rid of the horde while others helped get the citizens in the area to safety.The military was really here. Though it was sad that we had already lost two people, I was glad that we were at least safe from the nightmare… or so I thought.I and the others were almost close to the trucks that contained survivors in the neighbourhood who had gone ahead of our party.All of a sudden, I heard something.Drriihh~The loud droning sound in the air made me stop in my tracks and look up at the sky in confusion.What was that noise?At first, I thought they were drones to assist the military, but it was something else.Before I had the time to process it, I realized I was looking at a cloud of unknown black objects clustered together in the northern sky.As they neared, the buzzing got deafening, and everyone around me had to cov
If we didn't leave the street, we were going to be the next victims.I urged myself to move faster as there was no guarantee that shooting at them would even yield any results since the military was having a hard time as well.The mosquitoes were fast and managed to repeatedly escape the projectiles showered at them. They seemed to be even more deadly weapons than what the military had in their possession as they repeatedly sucked people dry, turning them to dust.I heard the sound of vehicles ahead and spotted more military transport trucks."Everyone, get on the trucks!" a soldier shouted.I counted six of them, but we were still a long way from getting there. My little sister breathed heavily as she ran, but she didn't stop.My legs were aching as a result of running, and the QUAX arm did nothing to help my situation. I could also see that BJ was struggling with his, but there was no time to stop and unequip them.Normal weapons seemed to be having difficulty penetrating the tough
We ran alongside each other, avoiding the puddles of black liquid on the ground that had been formed from the obliteration of the mosquitoes in the area.We made our way forward swiftly since we could still hear other mutated mosquitoes from the distance. The military seemed to be having a hard time taking care of them.As we got closer to the vehicles, the ground shook beneath our feet as the sound of explosions rocked the air.I realized that the vehicles had now reduced from six to two. The other four were nowhere to be seen."Where's everyone?" I muttered as we got closer to a truck.Sofia, my mum and the rest of Emma's family, were currently standing before a different truck. The one closest to us earlier was already gone.Sofia answered my question with a scream."Big brother!""Oh my God, there's blood everywhere?" My mother said with a look of horror while staring at me and my friend.Meanwhile, BJ's family was checking on his injuries with frightened looks."I'm fine," I answ
-For some time, the drive was silent except for a few snores that came from the survivors within the truck.BJ and the others had slept off as well.As for me, I couldn't sleep. I could still hear the screams in my head and see the vivid images that flickered through my brain.As I lay in place, looking through the window at the night sky, I recalled the past events that led up to that pivotal moment when everything changed.We hadn't realized that the after-effects would be this unbearable. Hell, I even thought the rumours were strengthened by jobless and lazy people who didn't have better things to do.The government hadn't said a thing at the time, so I wasn't inclined to believe the rumours. I thought we were safe, but now it turns out that the truly delusional one was myself. It made me wonder what would have happened if it occurred years ago.As a kid, would I have been able to make it? Would I have been able to protect my loved ones? Would I have been able to survive? I just d
The Ministry of Education was the most respected in the entire world since QUAX technologies were originally created for the purpose of teaching. It became one of the most lucrative fields in the world."Darius," a voice called out."Let him out. Also, follow him so we don't get any more casualties,""Yes sir."There was a loud hiss, which I guessed came from the dark-skinned woman. The low mumbles within the truck were proof that the others didn't like the directive from the person who seemed to be the leading officer. I felt this was normal since everyone was on edge.As the vehicle's movement slowed, I tried again to rise. The pain had lessened, but it still stung.Opposite me was BJ, who didn't look so good. He was awake, but he seemed to be extremely fatigued, and his injuries from the day before kept him weakened.The med kit didn't seem to have done much, but at the very least, it managed to give him a bit of relief. Things could have been way worse.I really wished we got to t
I moved, and he proceeded to step towards the wide-open tailgate with a weapon in his grasp. "Wait for me!" the bathrobed man shouted as he ran toward us with fear in his eyes."He's coming."Bang!"Please, wait for him!" One of the women screamed as she hit the wall of the truck so the driver could hear her.Sofia was fast enough to retort. "The infected will kill us if we do so!""But—""Don't stop!" My sister was not as sympathetic as I was, and I couldn't blame her.After what we went through last night, no one would want to be placed in that situation again.The truck didn't stop. Behind the screaming man, the soldier kept on shooting at the infected that kept drawing closer to them.Bang! Bang! Bang!It was like watching a movie while seated in the front row. For the first time since this whole saga began, I was not a participant but a spectator."Run faster!""I saw some monkeys!""Please stop for him!""Is he your husband? Don't stop!"Bang! Bang! Bang!Along with the scream
His clothes reeked badly, and I couldn't help but scrunch my nose in distaste."Oh God!" he shouted, completely oblivious and probably about to say more when the soldier screamed."Behind you!"One of the monkeys was already in the air, leaping at the soldier who turned around with a slightly horrified look.It seemed like time had slowed down again as the soldier's eyes widened while the monkey slashed at his face.Fortunately, the attack was stopped by the soldier's helmet.Both the soldier and the infected fell to the ground from the force of the slash and tumbled across the highway. The other infected monkey howled before charging at them.The soldier beside me had the choice of picking one of the infected monkeys to kill, and he chose to kill off the second monkey.Bang! Bang! Bang!The ones who had been running to join their fellow infected species met their end at the multiple shots of the officer.At the same instant, a loud shot rang out.The truck hadn't stopped, but I was ab