Outbreak Chronicles: Dead Pandemic

Chapter 242 - The Dead Nightmares Part 2
Day 11: 2:15 P.M

Osaka: Shitennoji Gakuen Junior and Senior High School: 3rd Floor

Melee: Brass Knuckles, Wakizashi, Kitchen Cleaver(Repaired and Enhanced), Piyavka Sickle

Guns: AR15(Scope and Suppressor attached) Colt 45, Beretta M9 Pistol, Hunting Shotgun

(Kyosei’s View)

I ready my weapons out and get myself ready for combat. Ready to rush in, I am already ready to start my assault… however, I decided to stop and think carefully this time. It will be my death if I rush in without even planning my next actions.

As the creature itself is not aware of my presence, I decided to plan out my approach. Not only this mutated guy blocking my way, it is also a big threat to me once I escaped from it. Therefore, I have two options for me to proceed properly and one is to kill the creature and all of the other mutated alongside it, and two is to avoid it completely and climb out of the building using my grappling hook and hope to reach the rooftop that way.

The latter option is hard but less dangerous compared to challenging the new creature, however, it will indeed keep me occupied in climbing and if there is some flying threat that appears, while I am doing so, I am guaranteed to die. On the other hand, the others are pretty common and I have already done killing them before, which is why I am confident taking on the Stalkers and Pukers.

That changes in this new creature in which I decided to label as the Gluttony.

One of the main reason I called this guy a Gluttony is due to its nature I observed ever since I arrived on the third floor and spotted this guy. Many of the walls and windows have melted to goop and the main suspect is none other than Gluttony who is eating almost anything. It is also chewing the other undead near him whenever he grabs something.

There is also something I noticed when it was eating. Aside from the normal limbs, there are also hairy appendages on its body and it looks like it functions like a tentacle as it move like one and grab things using so lets assume that it is similar to that one. But seeing it move like that gives me the creeps, giving me the urge to cut them all and destroy them all.

I am ready to go and deal with the Gluttony but I then noticed some movements behind me. Turning around, I noticed someone on the corner and currently trying to peek on my direction. I think that was one of the two girls from earlier who passed by me while they are being chased by the Stalker? Why is she here?

Seeing the danger would it pose if she managed to attract the attention of the Gluttony, my plan to attack will be reconsidered. To avoid it from attacking, I decided to get into the girl out of the third floor.

”You, why are you tailing me?”

The girl was surprised but she didn’t shy away and instead stood up without even showing of shying out of fear. Before she can open her mouth, I decided to stop her from speaking a word and lead her out of the third floor, going back to the second floor to avoid the Gluttony from unleashing its power.

Day 11: 2:25 P.M

Osaka: Shitennoji Gakuen Junior and Senior High School: 2nd Floor

Melee: Brass Knuckles, Wakizashi, Kitchen Cleaver(Repaired and Enhanced), Piyavka Sickle

Guns: AR15(Scope and Suppressor attached) Colt 45, Beretta M9 Pistol, Hunting Shotgun

(Kyosei’s View)

Once we arrive back to the second floor where I cleared all of the undead, I started asking questions.

”Why are you following me? Aren’t you guys escaping from the Stalker to get those supplies back to where you guys are hiding?”

”Stalker?”

”We gave code names to all of those special infected like the Stalkers to make sure we categorize them and know whatever they are immediately in case we spot one from recons.”

”Ah, yes. But because I felt guilty from leaving you back to that hallway and giving the Abo- I mean the Stalker a chance to attack you. I decided to check out whether you have died or not.”

”Very reckless,” I shook my head.

”Huh?”

”What if I died from that attack, that stalker would have ripped you apart, killing yourself in the process. I don’t think you are not thinking on what will happen if you go do this or do that. You just wanted to satisfy your curiosity if I have died or not. You are just wasting your life following me. If you are asking for help, I don’t give help services to you because I am busy with my own life here.”

”I am sorry but I am not going to ask for help, we are not that useless to ask for help for other people. I want to see how you can efficiently kill the zombies,” the girl said without even cracking herself to laugh

”...What is your name?” I asked.

”Fujiwara Aika.”

”I don’t know what sort of thing you are trying to accomplish by watching me fight. It was all pretty normal and perhaps you can do them much easier, but like I said, I want to properly eliminate the zombies here and maybe by watching you do so, maybe you are capable of showing me the ropes of the way,” Aika explained.

I was at loss of words. Is this girl serious? Like she will watch me kill the undead and learn how to properly kill? Damn, and is she really going to trust me even though I was like able to kill so many undead without batting a single eye on them? Isn’t she going to view me as a psychopath as I clearly kill most of the enemies I am going to see which includes humans as well.

”You are a messed up woman. Tch, fine, for the time being, you can accompany me, we will be getting away from third floor.”

”Why? Is there something that you don’t want to face in there?”

”No. But I lack the necessary procedures and things to complete and execute my plan therefore, we will have to avoid it for now.”

I mean to say it. Although I am confident to fight against that guy using the Piyavka, I don’t want to be overconfident. As they say, it is better to be overprepared rather than going flames ablaze without any preparation. 

Since I didn’t want to attack the enemy yet, I decided to take a break first. Fighting without rest will bite me back once the Night Rage is raging on. We went to a vacant classroom first for me to proceed to my rest and anything including the plans on what to do.

”Just to be clear, I don’t want to carry someone as a burden. If you are one of those whiny people who just keep on whining without any kind of good help contributed, I won’t hesitate to abandon you immediately. Understood?”

”Don’t worry, I am proficient in fighting and using things to my advantage to come back advantageous in a fight.”

Taking a glance to her battered baseball bat, I can tell that she is a decent fighter. The battered looks on her baseball bat, that is all not used against a ball but rather used to crush heads. Her arms also have some signs that she has done some minor training which means she is capable of fighting much better if she has a weapon.

”I don’t know why you said you can easily handle things by yourself, just by looking at your weapon, I can tell you won’t last much even against a normal dead person.”

”Uh... I am quite good at fighting as long as my weapon is decent enough, I can fight without much problem. Don’t worry too much.”

That overconfidence look on her face pisses me off so I decided to pull out the Wakizashi katana and toss it to her which she quickly catches.

”Huh?”

”Use that and prove yourself that you are not just some sort of heavy duty baggage.”

Aika slowly unsheathed the Wakizashi from its scabbard, revealing the silver glint on the weapon.

”A wakizashi? Why are you giving me a very good weapon?”

”Who said I am giving that? I am just lending that to you. I rarely use the katana on my fights so you better use that on good sh*t. Return that thing once the mission is over.”

Aika nodded and pulled it out completely and swings it casually. I didn’t expect her to know how to use it.

”Impressive moveset, you have perhaps some sort of person capable of using the wakizashi before and helped you learn it before I guess?”

”Of course. As a Fujiwara, I won’t just stand by and watch everything unload before my eyes. I will defend everyone!”