I was clad in black clothing, which Bella's father had given to me. He wasn't exactly as big as me, but the clothing still fit. I geared up with my battle QUAX arm as well.I held onto a spear in my left hand and the others without a battle. QUAX arm equipped little flashlights in their free hand. After putting on the bags we were going to pack the supplies in, we took confident strides toward the gate.I immediately got a sense of the deja vu of the others watching us through the CCTV monitors.Once again, I wished another set of people would be safe before we got back.As we stepped out of the house, a chill ran down my spine.It was almost pitch black out, and I could hardly make out the shape of my friend and myself standing next to each other. BJ and Bella's fathers were also right there with us, but I could barely make out their figures as well.We all surveyed our surroundings, but all I could see were the shadows of the night. Above us, I heard the low humming noise of the dro
For the first time in my life, I heard my girlfriend stutter."I-I-I d-d-don't know, Dustin. I... s-some of them are jumping and there are -some attacking the family that owns the house they just broke into and, they -have kids...""Okay, Bella, just calm down, okay? This is the same thing we saw—""It's not the same, Dustin!" Samson said with a pitched tone that showed he was just as frightened. "They look like buff monkeys, and they just ripped a man's head off—"In the background, I heard someone take deep breaths. I realized that it must have been so bad to make even Bella react that way.If she could stutter because of the footage feedback, how were we supposed to escape whatever this was?"Wait, monkeys?" BJ asked. "How did monkeys get here? Where did they even come from?""We just saw them jumping and—"Suddenly, my attention was drawn to the side as my eyes came into contact with someone... or perhaps it was better to say something...It crouched on the fence of a house ahead
Unfortunately, their skins were too durable for any real damage to be caused to the monkey unless he attacked like I did earlier, piercing through their mouth. Fortunately, BJ also had a battle QUAX arm.The low sounds of the ammunition rang out as BJ took shots at it before it could slice him.It screeched as it fell.Eventually, we began running forward but our situation was far from being over.All around us, we could hear monkeys screeching as they caused a ruckus.Screams of terror echoed through the night, as people frantically tried to flee from them. The street was in chaos and this time, it wasn't as a result of the human infected."Dustin!" Bella yelled through the comms. "You need to get out of there! The street is overrun by the monkeys!""Give us a clear path!""You are on the second street. Keep on moving until you see a gate which—No no! Fuck no! Samson!"There were screaming and howling noises in the background and I turned around to see a fearful expression on BJ's fa
I didn't stop smashing my fist onto the head of the infected until it finally went down. At this point, the QUAX silvery arm was smeared in black sizzling blood, but I couldn't be bothered about that at the moment."Come on, Dustin!" BJ shouted. He was cradling the still-crying child, which he gave to the mother."Thank you so much!" the woman shouted."Run along with the others and leave this area!" I yelled out to her before speeding off with BJ."Bella! Are you still there?"There was only silence... I heard nothing.As we further travelled, the screams multiplied, and we had to do our best to evade the incoming human infected and people who were running in the opposite direction."Get the fuck out of my way!" a screaming man carrying a little boy yelled. Behind him was a woman holding the hands of a girl."No!" Another shouted as he and a man fought over a bag. As they did, it ripped and I was shocked to see that it contained food items. People didn't want to lose their precious f
BJ tried to move a step, but I held him back with a hand. "What do you want to kill it with? Your knife? Or energy charge and blast my mom to smithereens too?"He finally realized that he was without any long-range weapon and his blades were all he could get.They weren't going to be enough. Fortunately, they hadn't seen us and I still had little ammunition remaining.Steadying my breath, I raised my QUAX's arm to aim at my target, making sure the large monkey was in focus.Taking aim, I held my breath as I fired a single shot.Bang! Thrrrihhh~The monkey screeched in pain as the shot went through its neck. It collapsed to the floor with blood trickling out.A baby's fist-size hole could be seen on its neck."Dustin!" Bright shouted as soon as we drew closer. I saw that the two of them were carrying spears and was glad that we got there faster."Where are the others?" I asked as I glanced around the living room.A scream cut off my mother's reply. It came from upstairs and after a sha
I was about to run towards her when her father stopped me."Don't. Just let her do this."There was no way I could ignore that plea. I watched as Bella kept smashing the infected's head until it was nothing more than a bloody mess.When it was all over, she dropped the shovel and stepped back. Turning to us, I saw tears rolling down her cheeks, but what stood out was the determination in her eyes.I had never seen my girlfriend shed tears before. I thought it was impossible, but I was glad this episode hadn't broken her spirit.Suddenly, I heard the sound of more moaning and screeching coming closer. Our illusion of privacy was shattered."We need to leave!" I shouted as I reached for Bella's hand.Our party was one person less, but we had to focus on survival.As we ran inside, Bella's dad locked the door behind him. The rest were gathered in the living room with a weapon in their hands."What do we do now?" my mother hastily asked."Let's use the vehicles," David suggested. "That wa
Bang! Bang! Bang!I felt my breath quicken. I BJ and I stood there for a couple of seconds.BJ's eyes remained shut as he waited for my signal.Bang! Bang! Bang!"Now!" I yelled.Suddenly, he opened his eyes and looked directly at the door as he clenched his battle QUAX arm...My grip on his back intensified as I planted my feet on the floor even more strongly.Ooooiiinnn~A blue beam began gathering at the tip of BJ's battle QUAX fist area.The entire living room dazzled from the glow, and from the outskirts of the household, blinding rays of light could be spotted escaping the windows.Screams rang out from behind as the blue beam shot forward.It blasted through the door as it increased in size and pulled everything in the vicinity into its centre of gravity.Boom!It exploded with intensity after reaching a particular distance. Meanwhile, I and BJ slid across the living room due to the powerful recoil pushing us back."Hnnggh!" I groaned while closing my eyes as I struggled to sto
The best possible remedy at the moment would have been finding shelter. However, no building in this vicinity seemed to be safe. Everyone was running away from their homes since the infected monkeys easily broke in.We just wanted to get as far away from this area as possible."Let's go to this w—""They are coming!"Someone cried out from behind us. Turning around, I froze in shock. About thirty paces away was a mass of infected humans and monkeys coming right at us.The monkeys glowing red eyes piercing the dimly lit streets, sent chills to my bones."Let's go!" I shouted while pointing towards my right.We ran in terror, as our only thought was to survive.Other people were also trying to escape the same fate. As the infected horde started to close in on us, I thought of using one of my charges, but there were still normal uninfected people behind us.I didn't want them to get blasted away as well, but we were all going to die if things turned awry."BJ!" I heard BJ's mother scream