172 Arriving In Muwin (4)

<Author's note: The things (racism, sexism, political views, etc.) depicted or mentioned in this story do not reflect the real world and are purely coincidences. If they do, please keep in mind that they are simply for world-building and are only work of fiction. Thank you for your understanding.>

Nathan was reviewing the System items laid on the cloths.

And among the items, there were 4 items that he has never seen back in Womania.

[Grade D] Loincloth (Male) (15/15): +2 Agi, +1 Int

[Grade D] Tribal Sparrow Tattoo (15/15) +3 Int

[Grade D] Kris Sword (12/12)

[Grade C] Arm bracelet (15/15) (+4 Str, +1 Vit)

'Hmm… The design of these System items remind me of traditional brown-skinned Asian weapons and armors.'

'As for the potions, rings and necklaces, they're no different from the once back in Womania…'

'If this is the case… If the drops here are different… Then perhaps each continent or probably even sub-continent have different drops?'

'The possibility of it being a sub-continent is strong because as far as I know, the design of these 4 items very specific to traditional brown-skinned Asian design.'

He glanced at Zita who was sitting nearby and was eating a candy bar.

'This kid likes sweets and junk food too much. Well, she's a kid after all. Can't blame her. But still…'

He also noticed that her hair and face were wet from perspiration.

The sky was cloudy but there was no wind.

"Kid, don't you feel hot?"

Zita turned to him and said, "It's okay."

"You're armor is only +3 INT, right? You'll feel cooler with this armor. It also gives +3 INT," he said and he picked up the [Grade D] Tribal Sparrow Tattoo.

"I'm fine."

"Kid, do you see yourself? You're all wet. Not only are you going to stink and suffer from dehydration so you will be wasting water, you're also going to get sick."

"Okay," Zita said as she got up.

And as she was about to activate her power to get the item…

"Wait. We still have to do something first."

Zita knitted brows in confusion.

"I just thought about it. Since you've been extracting Nuclei in order to remove your fear of zombies, the next thing you need to do is to remove your fear of pain."

She knitted her brows even further and said, "Remove my fear of pain?"

"Well, have you ever experienced getting shot? It really stings…"

"What do you mean, mister?"

"Have you ever experienced getting impaled by the ice and stone spears or any weapon? It really hurts…"

Zita was still confused.

"Have you ever experienced getting slapped or punched so hard in the head? Not only does it hurt but you will feel a bit dizzy…"

She now was starting to understand a little bit what Nathan was trying to say and her face was starting to get pale.

"My point is, you're still a kid so I doubt you've experienced that much physical pain in your life. And if you experienced these types of pain during a fight for the first time, trust me, kid, you're going to panic and that would severely decrease your chances of winning…"

Her face was now completely pale.

"So you will have to experience pain today," Nathan said with a warm smile and summoned a handgun.

She stared at him in horror.

'Ugh… Too bad I threw away my silencer…' he thought. "Don't worry. Remember our talks in the helicopter about how many seconds does a human have if he/she gets hit in the brain or heart? Look."

He aimed the handgun on the side of his head and pulled the trigger.

Bang!

The bullet went inside his head and caused blood to splatter.

He massaged the side of his head where the bullet entered and then shook his head.

"Ugh… Mother-- I can never get used to getting shot in the head. I remember that bitch Rose shot me with her magnum. It really makes your head spin."

He then shot himself in the heart.

Bang!

"Although it stings, it's more tolerable. Anyways, given that I have 45+ VIT, I have 25 seconds for my injury in the brain and 45 seconds in the heart before I die."

He summoned 5 [Small] Healing Potions and drank them all before looking at Zita.

She was so afraid of Nathan that she took a step backward.

Her eyes were wide as saucers as she said, "Mister… What you--"

Nathan squinted his eyes and said, "Kid, I thought you promised me that you would do better next time?"

"I… I…" She wanted to refuse but then she remembered what happened to her parents, the time when all alone and being chased by zombies, and also at the helicopter.

"Yes," she said and held her head down.

He smiled and approached her.

"Don't worry, I won't hit your head and heart -- and also your neck. Oh, I almost forgot."

He summoned a face towel and folded it like a rope before handing it over to her.

"Put this between your teeth. You might bite your tongue and end up choking yourself to death."

Her hand was shaking as she took the face towel.

She placed it between her teeth.

When she looked at Nathan, her eyes were filled with fear and looked like she was about to cry, begging him not to do what he was going to do.

However, he just said, "Make sure to bite it well. It will all be over soon," and then thought, 'I hope she won't turn into a masochist after this.'

He aimed the gun at her and pulled the trigger.

Bang!

She was shot in the middle of her chest and the impact made her take a step backward.

Bang!

Another step backward.

Bang!

Thud!

The third bullet caused her to take another step but she lost her balance and fell to the ground.

But despite all that, Nathan didn't stop.

Bang!

"AAAHHH!!!" she screamed in pain as bullets were filling every part of her body except for her head, heart and neck.

Bang!

"St --"

Bang!

"--op…"

Bang!

Click.

"...please…" she said weakly. Tears were flowing from her eyes and blood was coming out of her mouth.

Nathan reloaded the handgun and resumed firing.

Bang!

***

Nathan was standing and looking down at Zita who was covered with bullet holes laying on the street half-dead and twitching from time to time. Her clothes, her skin and the street were painted with her own blood.

He crouched down.

Pat.

He patted her cheeks and said, "Kid, are you still there?"

Her mouth was half-open and her face was almost blue.

The face towel that she was biting a while ago was lying on the street next to her face and soaked with her own blood and saliva.

And her eyes, tears were flowing from them and were opened but her pupils were unfocused.

Pat.

"Hey, that's not enough to kill you. Look at me."

Her eyes managed to turn to him.

Nathan couldn't help but notice the anger on them.

He squinted his eyes and said, "Hey, don't be stupid and look at me like that. We're in a zombie apocalypse and sooner or later you're going to experience pain. And plus, didn't you say to me that you would do better next time? This is training. So don't focus your anger on me."

Her eyes looked away.

"Anyways, this is why if you're going to kill someone, the quickest and safest way is to cut off their head because this is going to happen. In a way, you can also take it as a sign of showing mercy to your opponents, assuming that they don't survive, of course."

Sniff.

Nathan sniffed and thought, 'Ahh… She did Lady Business #2.'

He summoned 5 healing potions and fed them to her.

"Cough… Cough…" she coughed as her wounds were being healed.

Although the healing potions cured her wounds, it doesn't replenish blood loss.

And after her wounds were healed, she didn't look at him as she sat up weakly.

"Now that you know what pain is, you have nothing to be afraid of anymore. And if you feel like getting scared or start panicking, think about this moment. Do you understand me?"

"Yes…" she said but still refusing to look at him.

"Good. You know, I'm very sorry. It really breaks my heart to hurt you and I know you really hate me right now. I too would feel the same if I was on your place. But understand this: I had no choice but to do this. If this was before the Second Phase, no problem. We can take it slow. But we're already in the Second Phase, the zombies that we're facing are the 3m-tall ones and they're also getting stronger by the day. And I also said a while ago, zombies are nothing compared to Chosen Ones like you and me and most importantly the Armored Angels."

"Yes, mister."

"Good, good. I'm so glad that you understand. You know what, I'm very thankful that I have you, a bright, brave, kind, beautiful, and powerful Chosen One like you as my traveling partner. I really am. Promise," Nathan said with a very kind tone.

Zita finally turned to him.

Although there was still a little anger in her eyes, when she saw Nathan's kind and warm expression, most of it vanished.

"Okay..."

"Thank you," he said as caressed her head softly like she was the most precious thing in the world. "That means so much to me. I'm so glad you understand. Thank you so much."

"..."

"Now go to the beach and wash off. Don't worry, I'm going to give you some water, and soap and shampoo to wash off the seawater. You still have some extra clothes inside your spatial bag, right?"

"Yes."

"Good. And while you're at it, I'm also going to cook something delicious while you take a bath at the beach: corned beef, cheese and canned vegetables wrapped with dough and coated with cheese and deep dried partnered with apple juice -- not cold though, I'm sorry. You're gonna need some food to recover from all that blood you lost. Come on, let's go," he said and helped her get up.

"Okay," she said and went to the beach.

Looking at her backside, he thought, 'Wew… I'm glad I was able to convince her. I really thought she was going to attack me. I would've had to kill her right there and then.'

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