163 Outside (8)

<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.>

Zita's POV…

20 minutes earlier.

Zita was on a corner all alone inside the room Nathan assigned to her.

She had nothing but the clothes she was wearing, the clothes on the floor, a flashlight, and some System weapons that she looted a while and brought with her and the [Grade D] Giant Axe that Nathan returned to her.

She tried to wait for Nathan to return and tell her it was all a joke and he didn't mean anything he said.

Unfortunately, that didn't happen.

The man named Dylan didn't return either.

'I'm scared…'

Now that she was all alone and free, it finally dawned on her how dark, scary and lonely the city actually was. If not for the occasional roars of zombies from a distance, she would've already thought she was the only person in the world.

She rubbed her face and got up.

'Should I just wait here until the sun comes up or should I just go back to the shelter right away?'

She thought about it for a moment.

'I can't stand being here and I can't let Sweet Dave and the others worry about me any longer.'

'I can easily go back by just following the trail of zombies that we killed along the way.'

She picked up the flashlight and then lifted the [Grade D] Giant Axe and the other weapons above the ground using [Lift].

She didn't bother with the new clothes lying on the floor and she quickly made her way out of the apartment building

***

Zita was out in the streets and was already a dozen meters away from the apartment building.

She was holding a flashlight and the System weapons were floating around her.

'I could also pick up the items that we didn't pick up as I head back to the shelter.'

All of a sudden…

Clang!

She quickly pointed her flashlight in the direction of where the noise came from.

A trash can was toppled over by two cats and they were scavenging for food.

The moment they saw the light coming from the light pointing at them, they quickly ran away and disappeared into the darkness.

'Those kitties scared me!'

She turned around to take a final look at the apartment building she came out from and she saw something.

'What's that? Is that…?'

On the building's rooftop, she could see a helicopter and a beam of light flashing around from time-to-time.

She shook her head.

'No. Even if it's the stupid old guy, I won't return to him. And plus, he doesn't like me anyway.'

She turned around and continued moving forward, retracing her steps back to the government shelter.

***

A few minutes later…

Zita was still walking down the streets all alone with a flashlight on her hand and the weapons floating around her.

She stopped.

'This isn't it…'

Unfortunately, when Zita and her parents came here, they were only here for a weekend vacation. And unlike her parents, it was her first time visiting this country and she barely even get to explore the city when the zombie apocalypse happened.

And now here she was, all alone in a lightless city that's infested with zombies.

'This doesn't look like the street where we visited the boutique shop earlier and I don't see any of the System items that we didn't pick up…'

'I need to go back and try the other street…'

But as soon as she said that, she suddenly heard some noise: a piece of metal being pushed, rocks falling, heavy footsteps and low growls.

Crang!

Rubble!

Thud!

Roar...

Thud!

Roar...

Thud!

When she pointed her flashlight in the direction, she saw it was a group of zombies led by a D2.

D2 Stats:

•STR - 62

•VIT - 62

•AGI - 21

•INT - 11

The light coming from her flashlight bounced against the D2's white scales, causing them to shine like diamonds.

And before she could even react, they already saw her because of her flashlight and roared before running towards her.

Roar!

"KYAAAH!" Zita screamed and tripped as she tried to turn and run away.

Three S1s were leading the charge, behind them were two N1s, and then the D2 and an M1.

The M1 immediately began throwing spells the moment it got in range.

[Fireball].

Zita got up and looked behind her.

Seeing the zombies coming, she panicked and threw all of her weapons at them all at once.

Whoo!

From that attack, two S1s and one N1 got hit and immediately died.

The four remaining zombies were still coming at her.

She picked up the flashlight and ran as fast as she could.

Boom!

A [Fireball] landed the spot she fell earlier and exploded.

"Smamak, smommyk!"

Maybe it was because she was still a child or she didn't have any experience in fighting because Nathan spoon-fed her her EXP, or perhaps both. But right now, although she was Level 21, all she can think of was to run.

Thanks to the flames created by the [Fireball], she noticed up ahead a shop with its shutters almost half-opened up, just enough for an adult to crawl inside.

She head there.

When she got inside, she immediately went to hide behind a counter and switched off her flashlight.

The S1 was the first one who came in after her.

Bam!

Crang!

The S1 that was 3m tall slammed its body against the half-opened shutters and tore it apart as it tried to force its way in.

Roar!

"Kyaaah!" Zita screamed as she shut her eyes and covered her ears.

Roar!

Bam!

Crang!

Roar!

Next came the N1.

Both zombies were now slamming their bodies against the shutters and tearing it apart.

Finally, the D2 and M1 came.

Bam!

Craaang!

Rubble!

D2 just came charging in, destroying the entrance.

And during its explosive entrance, it accidentally crushed the S1 and N1, but they were still alive.

The M1 came in as well.

The S1 tried to grab the D2's ankle.

"ROAR!" the D2 roared in annoyance.

It grabbed the S1, ripped off its head and throw its body parts away.

Riiip!

Thud!

The N1, on the other hand, crawled its way inside.

Zita, who was hiding behind the counter, tried to be quiet as possible by covering her mouth.

"Roar!" the D2 roared once again.

This time, it ordered the M1 to search near the counter, while it and the N1 will search on the other side.

Thud…

Roar…

The M1 got close to the counter and Zita could hear its low growl.

Memories of her "smommyk" getting attacked and eaten by zombies at the airport flashed inside her head so she closed her eyes.

Thud…

The M1 was getting even closer.

Zita then remembered her time at the government shelter, especially how she cried when she saw the body of her "smamak" wrapped with a body bag after the takeover.

Thud…

And finally, she remembered her time with Nathan.

She opened her eyes.

'I can kill them!'

She tried to look for a weapon but she could find any.

Her only weapon was this flashlight and her… fists.

The M1 already beside the counter and it leaned over.

Pah!

Zita delivered a jumping uppercut onto the M1's jaw and it fell to the ground.

Thud!

She stared at the M1 and could feel her adrenaline rush kicking in.

Unfortunately, she wasn't able to land a clean blow.

The D2 and N1 heard the noise and immediately turned to see what was going on.

They saw the M1 lying on the floor and Zita jumping over the counter and heading outside of the store.

Roar!

The D2 roared before chasing Zita.

It took a shortcut by bulldozing anything that stood on its way, including the wall.

The N1 recovered from some of its injuries and got up before joining the case.

The M1 also got up and immediately chased Zita as well.

***

Zita, turned her flashlight on and was running towards where she killed the other zombies just earlier to look for her System weapons.

Behind her was the D2 followed by the M1 and N1.

Up ahead, she saw one of the N1s.

There was a sword stuck on its chest and its head was sliced open by an axe, the [Grade D] Giant Axe to be specific.

There was also a [Green] Treasure Chest but she ignored it.

When she reached a distance that she deemed enough for her skill [Lift] to be able to affect the weapon, she immediately activated it.

The giant axe rose from the ground and she turned around.

She continued running as threw the axe at the M1 who was about to throw a magic spell.

Whoosh!

The axe sliced through the M1's upper torso into two and it immediately died.

The N1 overtaken the D2 and was now the closest to her.

She ran around the corner to lead them in a circle so she can pick up her axe near the M1's corpse.

Roar!

When she was close enough for her powers to affect the axe, she quickly activated it and threw it at the N1 and D2 who were closely chasing her.

Whoosh!

The axe landed on the N1's face and it was split open, killing it immediately.

Meanwhile, the D2 got close and pounced on her.

Roar!

She tried to evade it but she wasn't able to and instead tripped.

Fortunately, she was only a child so her body was small and the D2 was 3m tall.

The zombie wasn't able to properly grab her and sink its teeth against her flesh.

She managed to slip under the D2's arms and the zombie crashed against the pavement and into a nearby bus.

Bam!

Rubble!

Crang!

Zita's quickly crawled away from the D2.

Her hair and clothes were a mess but she didn't care.

She quickly got up and picked up her flashlight before running towards where the axe landed.

When she saw the weapon, it was half-stuck on the N1's face.

She grabbed it and then quickly activated her skill.

The D2 got up and searched for its target.

When it saw its target, it immediately charged.

She threw the axe and shouted, "SLEAVEK SMEK SALONEK SANDK SJUSTK SDIEK SALREADYK!!!"

Whoosh!

Thud!

The D2 was stopped on its tracks.

Zita's eyes were as wide as saucers.

The axe only managed to get stuck on its chest a few centimeters.

The D2 grabbed pulled out the axe off its chest and threw it right back at her with full force.

Zita jumped on the side.

Whoosh!

Ka-clak!

Thud!

The axe miss.

It went through a glass window, shattering it completely before landing on a concrete wall and getting stuck.

Zita looked at the axe and then at the D2 coming at her.

She then tried to pick anything within her surroundings using [Lift] and threw them at the D2.

Pang!

Bam!

Pang!

Bang!

Pang!

Unfortunately, the D2 was like an unstoppable tank, slapping and bulldozing anything blocking its path.

She felt helpless but she still managed to get up and ran away.

'HOW DO I KILL THIS THING?!'

The D2 stopped and roared to the top of its lungs.

"ROOOAAARRR!!!"

Several roars were then heard from a distance.

Roar!

Hearing the other roars, Zita panicked and thought, 'IT'S CALLING MORE ZOMBIES!!!'

And at this moment, there was only one person that came into her mind.

'I MUST GO BACK TO MISTER!'

Next chapter