Rise of the Desperate: Billy Wood's Save and Restart System

Chapter 7: Facing a Zombie Swarm

"What's that?" his wife's mother demanded as she clung to her husband.

There was another loud bang, causing several people to scream. Billy took the opportunity to choke the second guard into unconsciousness and deal with the first guard. The man was unprepared for the consecutive punches that Billy threw his way. He fell to the ground with a groan as Billy grimaced.

Billy would have preferred to keep them both able bodied for what was about to happen. They needed more people who could actually fight, but they left him no choice. The banging was nonstop as everyone backed away from the door. It looked like no one was dumb enough to open the door after what happened earlier. Good. It would buy them some extra time.

Taking the tasers and batons that the guards stupidly didn't use against him, he debated for a moment. After thinking about it, he tossed one of the tasers at his wife, who nearly dropped it. She stared at it before holding it close to her chest. He threw one of the batons at his wife's lover, who failed to catch it, and it bounced off his chest.

"What was that for?" the man demanded.

Staring at the man with a blank look, Billy was undoubtedly unimpressed. His wife chose this man over him. What did he have that would make her prefer him? Giving the man another once over, he noted the fancy clothes he wore and recalled the fancy car outside. The answer should have been obvious. It was money.

Seeing the look Billy was giving him, the man picked up the baton and pointed it at him as he demanded, "Do you know who I am?"

"No, and I don't care," Billy bluntly said before turning his attention to the pounding at the door. "I suggest you prepare yourself."

"Prepare for what? What did you do?" his wife's father demanded as he charged towards him despite being unarmed.

Before the man could get to Billy, there was another loud bang, which nearly sent the door off its hinges. Everyone except Billy froze and stared wide eyed at the door. What was happening out there? Billy, on the other hand, frowned as he assessed the situation.

The strength being displayed was unnatural. There were only two possibilities. One was that the number of zombies outside had grown to the point that the door couldn't withstand it. The other was that the zombies were far stronger than a regular human. Since he had eliminated the zombie as soon as it got within range, he couldn't be sure how strong it was.

Last time didn't count since he was caught off guard and injured. Whichever the case was, they were at a disadvantage. Most of the people in the building didn't have any fighting experience. Obviously the guards could fight, but he had taken two out, and the number hadn't been large to begin with.

He was tempted to make a break for it, but he knew it would be dangerous to run off without a plan. They couldn't know if the zombies had surrounded the place or not. The last thing he wanted was to run face first into another zombie when he tried to leave through the backdoor. It would be better to deal with the zombies as they come in.

Another bang, and the door collapsed to the ground. An army of zombies stood at the entrance. For a moment, they did nothing and only stood there silently. Suddenly, the zombies screamed before charging in. Immediately, there was panic. Despite his warning, it wasn't enough to prepare them for zombies swarming into the building.

One of the servants was unfortunate enough to get caught and was buried beneath the hungry zombies. Her dying screams nearly made his wife faint. The urge to rush over to help her prickled at the back of his mind, but he forced himself to ignore it. He needed to stay calm and collected. Besides, his wife wasn't alone. She had a new man to protect her.

Taking down one of the zombies with a kick to the neck, he twirled his baton and bashed into the zombie's skull. There was a loud crack, but it didn't get up. The zombies weren't as durable as he had expected. He would have thought the zombies would keep coming after him, but they just dropped dead. Now he had to see if it was the same for the rest of them or if this was an exception.

As he used a taser on another zombie, he heard a scream. With all the screaming happening, it shouldn't have bothered him. However, he recognized the voice and spun around. His wife was on the ground, holding the taser up at the zombie coming towards her. Where had her lover gone? Billy scanned the area and spotted the man running away.

At the sight, Billy thought his veins would burst. The audacity of that man to leave his wife behind to save himself. He was supposed to be her lover. Despite how she betrayed him, Billy found himself rushing to save her. It was undoubtedly a stupid move, but he couldn't bring himself to ignore her while she was in danger.

Just as the zombie was about to reach her, Billy kicked the zombie's side. It was knocked to the ground as he proceeded to beat the living daylights out of it. Once he was sure it wasn't going to move anymore, he turned to his wife. She was staring at him, fearfully holding her taser at him. He wiped the blood that got on his face and faced the oncoming zombie hoard.

With a baton and taser in one hand, he fought back against the zombies coming his way. His baton cracked against the skull of one zombie while he tased another zombie. He performed a sweeping kick as a trio of zombies came towards him. They fell to the ground like puppets whose strings had been cut. He quickly swapped his taser for his knife and stabbed them in the eyes.

Taking a moment to assess the situation, he grimaced at the sight of so many zombies and so few people left. It seemed impossible to survive against the zombie swarm. However, he refused to go down without a fight. As another group of zombies turned their attention towards him, he rushed towards them with his baton and knife at the ready.