Outbreak Chronicles: Dead Pandemic

Chapter 269 - The Sword of the Dead
Day 314: 7:00 P.M

Osaka Streets: Bang Gunstore

(Chiaki’s View)

The conversation took a few hours before we ended it up. It’s already 7 sharp in the evening when we ended our discussion.

”I think it’s time for me to go back. It’s already too late and I already received the necessary info I needed,” Kyosei said and stood up.

”Kyosei! If there is anything we can do to help, we won’t hesitate to help you out. You can approach me anytime since we are cousins!” I said to him.

He just nodded and waved goodbye without saying anything. It was like we are just mere acquaintances despite having the same bloodline running on our veins.

”Is that your cousin? He seems to be much more similar to a stranger to me when you interacted with him,” Yuya said after noticing our strange interactions.

”I never have any decent memories that he was involved. Whenever we are having a family gathering, he is always that one member in your family who would rather avoid other family members rather than stay with them.”

”A black sheep of the family?”

”You can say that as he is always dragged in trouble.”

”He seemed fierce indeed and he seems to be serious most of the time that whenever I am talking, I am somewhat afraid of him suddenly standing up and choking me if I had told him something he doesn’t like,” Yuya unconsciously hold his neck, remembering the conversation earlier.

”You guys should get used to him. He is not the ”Little Devil” for nothing. He might come scary but he is trustworthy and a very good customer. Since he seems to approve of the info given to what he is requiring, he is most likely to ask for the services of the two of you,” Shoko said.

”Are you guys not trolling him? He won’t like it if you guys has given him bad info. He is much scarier compared to the armed men pointing their guns at our foreheads,” Kota said.

”I don’t give false info and all the info I shared is always going to be one. Likewise, I can also certify the info of Chiaki’s report to be genuine and not just made up.”

”Good. We make customers satisfied with our services. Even if they are not someone to your liking as long as they respect our rules and they don’t directly interfere with our situation, they are good customers and the ones that deserve a medal,” Shoko said.

”If I were you two, I would prepare to get into more info gathering as this might cause something serious despite being a normal gangster problem especially since Kyosei is the one involved,” Kota grinned before he shakes the c.o.c.ktail on his hands after pouring it from his mixing bottle.

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Day: 7:23 P.M

Osaka Streets: 

Equipment: 

Melee: Piyavka Machete, Piyavka Blade Cleaver

Gun: AR15, Beretta M9 Pistol

(Kyosei’s View)

Maybe because of the similar method we did, the surrounding area of the Bang Gunstore’s entrance is not flooded by any undead despite the Night Rage currently undergoing.

Since I didn’t use a car on my way here, my only choice is to traverse the Osaka Streets using my parkour skills and my extreme evasion to avoid the wrath of Night Rage knowing that even if you are on the rooftop, things don’t work that well in terms of the Night Rage dangerous nature.

Running on the rooftop takes me back to the earlier days when the outbreak started. Since I usually ride my car these days because of the distance of my destination, I kind of miss doing this.

Once I managed to get out of the safe area where the undead doesn’t dare to gather around, they started flocking below the buildings I usually stand up for doing this.

Bark! Bark!

I almost cursed seeing a few hounds and dogs barking at me. They are just too fast so if I don’t want to be attacked by them, I have to make sure I can survive.

There aren’t only dogs chasing me below. I also saw a few Hurlers who started throwing me a few of the undead below towards my direction.

Thank goodness to the smooth landings and even rooftops of the buildings and houses, I managed to traverse and escape most of the undead. Of course, they are still on my tail but I can’t change that since they would not stop unless I fall and die.

However, I thought things will be smooth sailing but things are not that good. I spotted one peculiar infected below and I can somewhat tell that this infected is new to my eyes. It is walking but it has long strides and has been able to catch up to the running undead. 

I am quite sure about the new infected when I said it is a new variant. The body of the infected looks like a normal homeless guy who seemed to have not eaten for how many years. The ribs are showing out of the abdomen and a few guts from the stomach are dangling down from the hole.

Although the new variant of infected looked like your typical normal undead, there is one thing that made me frown. The body of this new variant is full of spikes that looked similar to swords. Now that I mention it, the hands that are dangling on the arms are also looking similar to a sword.

I continue to traverse the rooftops and occasionally went to the walls to leap from neighborhood to neighborhood. It was easier earlier since only the normal ones are present and the Hurlers are currently behind and not as fast as the normal undead.

Now, it almost cost me my life. The moment I landed on the top of the wall, the strange variant of infected attacked and raises the arms that looked like a sword. It is quick and immediately strikes the wall I previously landed from. I was lucky enough to run to the farther side of the wall but the wall I previously landed from isn’t so lucky. The moment the sword-like hands of the variant landed on the wall, it sliced off the wall like some sort of butter sliced by a hot knife. Even the infected that were just standing near the walls are caught and got sliced into two.

”Sh*t...” I cursed.

The variant infected started moving again and raises again the sword-like arm towards me. I stopped thinking and started running. I also decided to avoid going back to the base for now. It would be worrisome if they attacked the base seeing they can easily slice walls like they are nothing.

The variant is in constant pursuit. I was trying to speed up my movement but this variant is much faster to catch up to my distance despite walking like a slob.

As I was continuously trying to find another place to run into, the music in my headphones stopped which means it is the transmission of Nanami once again.

I tap the headphones twice allowing Nanami’s voice to be connected.

”Kyosei! Where are you right now?!”

”I don’t know at the moment. I am not sure where I was running into. I am trying to escape the Night Rage’s abominations!”

”We spotted a new variant of an infected again!”

I almost spat out a curse hearing that. Not only this news is bad, it is the worst and also is not a good thing seeing another variant of undead that appears every Night Rage.

Although we are wondering at first why there are no new variants discovered after the ”Gluttony”, we didn’t want another abomination appearing again every night. We already have our fair share of problems and this undead adds more fuel to the fire.

”Can you describe the look of this variant?!”

”They are flying Kyosei! They looked like the hellspawn of hell! What is worse, they are only heads but they have wings growing from the back of their scalp! They are also coming above!”

I was stunned when I heard Nanami’s report. Not a homeless-looking guy who has these sharp swords attached to the body but a flying head with wings?!

Then that means two undead with different characteristics appeared at the same time?

The variant that is following me continues to pursue me and if I am near the reach of the arm, it won’t hesitate to raise its sharp hands and slice away.

”We are going to call this new variant ”Headaches”. We need a little bit of help too so if possible, you need to return to the base as soon as possible!”

”...Okay...I will be going there. Hold out the fort while I am still not in the area!”

”I will be ending this transmission. Please be safe.”

After that, her voice fades and the music returned. Now I am stuck in trying to escape this crazed sword-looking infected. Since Nanami already named the flying heads as ”Headaches”, this sword guy will be known for the codename, ”Swordsman”.