Origin

Bustling activity reigned at a corner of Atlanta at six in the morning. While supplies were being loaded onto the trucks, a group of people gathered at the entrance of the building, talking in anxious voices. On their faces was a hesitation about whether the decision they had made was the right one. Except for one: Ron, stood at the entrance of the building, waiting for someone to come out, with utmost confidence. Jonathan, a family of 4 approaching him, spoke up:

"Ron, I trust you. If it wasn't for you, our family wouldn't be together. You saved my daughter, and thanks to you, my family didn't fall apart. Maybe it's because I've spent more time with you than the others, but it feels like you're constantly pushing us as if it's our only option. Why?"

Ron examined Jonathan's face, as if he was considering whether to trust him or not. At that moment, the surrounding noises stopped. When he turned his head, he saw Alex looking at him. He gave up on what he wanted to say.

Alex said, "If you are here right now, it means you have joined Ghost. From now on, you have no names, no identities, no desires. You will live for Ghost, and you will die for Ghost. Take your places in the cars within 60 seconds. Those who cannot get in the car within 60 seconds will be banned from Ghost."

Everyone except Ron was shocked. They didn't know such an order would be given. Ron hugged Jonathan's children and ran towards the cars, shouting with all the air in his lungs:

"What are you waiting for? Run, run!"

With Ron's shout, everyone ran to the cars and took their places. Alex nodded secretly. If it wasn't for Ron in the group, only 3 to 4 people would have been able to get in the car. Alex mentally tripled everyone's training.

Only 8 people joined Ghost. Jane, Steven, and Eric chose not to participate. Alex gave them some supplies, but he also left them a surprise without their knowledge.

Alex watched the streets of Atlanta from the car window. The reason they left Atlanta was the population problem they had. In Atlanta, where millions of people lived before the apocalypse, Alex and his team were only 19 people. The 19 survivors were not enough to manage the vast resources of the city and rebuild a society. Alex planned to take over the prison, develop their population there, and then return. He didn't want to give up on the resources of such a city.

Jane's Perspective:

Jane stood in conversation with the blond Steven and the brown-haired Eric beside her.

"I told you, didn't I? He started giving orders right away. Instead of joining them, we can set up our own base here. We can live comfortably for 3-4 months with the supplies he gave us."

"Exactly. Who does he think he is? He expects us to join him and follow his orders. He even gave us so many supplies. If I were him, I would only give a pistol and 3 days' worth of food."

They laughed among themselves, enjoying themselves. They were using the food wastefully.

Eric stood up and headed for the door. His body suddenly swayed and he fell to the ground. As Eric fell, Jane and Steven tried to open their mouths to ask what was happening, but they couldn't. They were slowly losing all feeling in their bodies, except for the ability to blink.

The door opened from the outside. E10 stood there. He walked towards them slowly. He approached Eric and bent down. He pulled out his knife. Eric blinked, trying to tell him not to. E10 slowly slit Eric's throat.

He approached Jane and Steven and bent down. Looking at Jane, he said, "The captain wants me to tell you this. Nothing is free. If you are of no use to me, you cannot touch anything that belongs to me."

E10 killed Steven and Jane as well.

Alex was never a saint. He wasn't good, nor was he bad. He was sometimes gray, sometimes neutral. He always took the following saying as his life motto: "Nothing in life is free."

If someone gives money to a beggar, they empathize with the beggar and think they might end up in that situation. If they do end up in that situation, they expect others to ask them for money in the same way they did to the beggar.

E10 left the poisoned food and drinks there and loaded the remaining supplies onto the vehicle the captain had left for him.

E10 was watching the argument below from the roof of a building. Two groups were arguing with guns pointed at each other. He knew the first group, it was Rick's group. The other group was the captain's new target. The captain wanted E10 to take refuge in the nursing home and gain their trust. He needed to unite some of them in a group under his own leadership as the nursing home was destroyed.

Vehicles were moving on the roads like a convoy. If there were few cars and walkers on the roads, they stopped and cleared the way. If there were too many cars and walkers, they changed their route.

Alex was thinking whether he should take over Woodbury immediately after taking over the prison, or whether he should collect resources from small towns and increase the population to a certain level before taking it.

Jack's voice came over the radio: "Captain, we are 3 hours away from the prison."

Alex smiled with joy: "We finally arrived at our base."

A group of vehicles were lined up in a semicircle in front of the Georgia prison. They were keeping the walkers away from the area.

Alex: "E4, E5 will stay here and protect the others. Jack, Merle, Ron and the rest of us will clear this place of walkers together. Firearms are prohibited unless your life is in danger. Any questions?"

Merle: "Why are firearms prohibited? Walkers are attracted to sound, but we're outside the city."

Alex: "Just because we're outside the city doesn't mean there are fewer walkers here. You saw the cars and walker herds on the roads. I don't want to attract them and deal with them because of any noise. And where did you get the idea that our only enemies are walkers? Other survivors will want this place, they will want our resources."

The group was happy to have joined Ghost after these words. Ghost knew what they could and could not do in life and how to live.

Alex cut through the fences with bolt cutters and made a way. He waited for the others to pass through the fence. He looked at the walker growling at him, leaning against the fence. He didn't need to go into the yard. He could lure them to the fences with noise and kill them, reducing their numbers, then go inside to kill the remaining walkers.

Alex explained his strategy to the others. They hit the iron fences with their axes to draw the walkers towards them. They stabbed the walkers in the head through the gaps in the wires.

At first, the number of walkers in the grassy area seemed to be decreasing, but Alex had forgotten that the courtyard gate was open. When he remembered, walkers were already pouring out of the courtyard, but it was too late to close the gate.

Alex ordered Merle, Ron, E3, and E6 to kill the walkers at close range, and Jack to protect them from a distance with the others.

They entered from one side of the fence where the walkers were not concentrated. They started killing the walkers that came at them.

Alex was killing walkers in front of the others with his two axes in a serial manner. He was kicking them away to prevent them from surrounding him.

Merle was smashing the walkers' heads with his machete. He was walking around to avoid getting close to the walkers. Ron was trying to kill the walkers with stab wounds using the close combat techniques he learned in the army. However, he was having difficulty due to his choice of knife. He would have been bitten if Jack hadn't saved him by shooting from a distance.

They killed hundreds of walkers. When Merle and Ron got tired, Alex told them to rest. E7 and E8 replaced them.

When the riot armored walkers appeared, Alex took off his axes and pulled out his knife. He held the walker away with one hand and stabbed it under the chin from under the helmet.

When they killed all the walkers, there were nearly a thousand walker corpses lying in the yard.

They closed the courtyard gate and tied the previously cut wires with ropes they bought from the sporting goods store. They opened the prison gate and drove the vehicles inside.

Alex put 4 of his men on the tower and asked them to watch the surroundings and inform him by radio if there was any trouble.

The sun was about to set. Merle and Ron were exhausted. Alex decided to clean up Block B tomorrow as he wanted to train Merle and Ron. They ate their dinner and slept in the prison yard.

As the first rays of the sun lit up the prison yard, Alex and his team had finished their breakfast and gathered around Alex. Alex chose Merle, Ron, Yelena, Jonathan and Jack to clean Block B. He ordered E2, E3, E4 and E5 to be placed on the towers to watch the surroundings. The rest of the team would load the walker corpses in the yard onto the trucks under the command of E6.

Merle: "Why the hell am I coming with you to kill walkers while this..."

Alex punches Merle and knocks him to the ground.

Everyone steps back in shock.

Alex: (Pressing his knee on Merle's neck) "Remember, if you're here, you're all ghosts. You will obey orders immediately. There is no such thing as questioning!"

Turning to Merle: "If you question my orders again, I'll break your arm and next time you'll find yourself underground. Do you understand?"

Merle shakes his head quickly because he can't breathe.

When Alex takes his knee off, Merle takes a deep breath as if his life depends on it.

Merle was shaken by Alex's punch and harsh words, feeling angry and resentful.

Alex is aware of Merle's gaze. He knows what kind of person Merle is. Merle is a narrow-minded and selfish person. There is no such thing as rules for him, he will do anything to survive. The reason he died in Season 3 was his brother. His brother was his only weakness. He would be here in a few months too.

The reason he chose Yelena was because she was the smartest person in this group after Ron. He knows she will be very useful in the logistics department. Jonathan, on the other hand, used to watch "Never anger a father" type movies before his life as a father. He took him with him to try this out. Will he die inside at the hands of walkers, or will he return to his family?

Alex and his team enter Block B and start clearing the cells zone by zone. They kill the walkers in every open cell and reach the control center.

Taking the key from the tower of the control center, Alex leaves the cell where the walker that bit Hershel in the series to Merle. Alex saves him when the walker is about to grab Merle's leg.

Alex tells Merle, "Treat every walker as if it's alive unless it has a knife or bullet in its head." Merle doesn't hear Alex's words, the images of the walker biting him flash through his mind. He forgets what he did outside and feels grateful to Alex for saving his life.

When they open the door to the corridor leading to the cafeteria, armory, and warden's office, they are greeted by darkness due to a power outage.

Using their flashlights to illuminate the dark corridors, the team quickly kills a few walkers that appear and clears the area. Alex bypasses the area where Rick and his team are dealing with heavy walkers and goes directly to the cafeteria.

Seeing that the cafeteria door is locked with a handcuff, Alex pulls out his gun and breaks the handcuff with his axe. He enters quickly and approaches the prisoner area.

As the blonde prisoner is about to move his weapon, Alex shoots him in the hand. The prisoners, terrified, shout "No no, we surrender!" and "I didn't do anything, I'm innocent!" Alex shouts, "Get on the ground with your hands visible!"

The prisoners, who do what Alex says to survive, lie on the ground face down with their hands in front. Alex goes to the moaning blonde prisoner and kicks him, shouting "Shut up or you'll get the next bullet in your forehead!" The blonde, who stops moaning, realizes Alex is not joking.

When Jack and the others arrive, they tie up the prisoners.

Apart from Jack, the team, surprised at how Alex knew there was someone inside, asks him curiously. Alex calmly explains his analysis:

"The door was locked from the outside and there was no growling from the walkers inside. This could mean two things: either there were people inside or it was empty."

This sharp analysis that Alex made in seconds surprises Merle and the others. The reason for their surprise is not the analysis itself, but the fact that Alex reached a solution so quickly and calmly.

Alex: "Gag the prisoners. Let them stay here until we clear the block." Alex has other plans for them.

Alex directs his team to the armory. He distributes riot gear and shields. "We will hold the shields side by side like a wall. We will push the walkers back. They will stagger when we push them, and we will take them down as they get up."

After a tough fight, they clear all the walkers. Merle, Ron, Yelena, and Jonathan are exhausted. They have no strength left to stand. They tremble as they walk and are out of breath.

Yelena surprises Alex during the fight. She learns quickly and is determined. Alex sees potential in Yelena.

Jonathan, on the other hand, struggles to keep up with Alex and his team during the fight. Fatigue and fear have consumed him.

They took the prisoners outside. Led by E6, they had loaded most of the walkers in the yard onto the truck. Alex brought the prisoners to the middle of the yard and made each of them kneel.

Seeing this, the faces of several survivors changed. Ron and Jonathan covered their children's faces. A few others stood up to leave, not wanting to see what would happen next.

Alex shouted in a stern voice: "No one can leave! Get back to your places!"

Alex pointed to the prisoners and continued: "We found these while clearing the block. You must have figured out who they are from their clothes. Yes, they are the prisoners here, hardened criminals, and we are going to execute them now."

He looked at the survivors. Everyone was scared. Killing a walker was very different from killing a living person.

Alex took out the axe from his back. He pushed the head of the prisoner in front of him forward, exposing the neck of the prisoner who was trying to resist with all his might. Alex raised his arm and severed his head from his body with blows of the axe. He held his head in his hand and showed it to the survivors.

Oh, blerghhh! The survivors who saw this scene started to vomit.

Alex, in an indifferent manner: "Yes, gentlemen, there are four left. You will kill these four people. Yes, you will. We need four people to kill four prisoners. Is that understood?"

The survivors are in shock. They never thought such a thing could happen. Alex wanted them to be murderers. His thoughts were repeating the same words like a broken record.

Alex shouts in a loud voice: "Do you understand?!"

This time everyone has heard him. There is fear and hesitation in their eyes. They wanted to object, but they were afraid that Alex would kill them too if they objected.

Ron, Merle, and Yelena step forward. They had remained silent until it was understood. With them saying it, the others hurriedly say "Understood!"

Alex watches them whisper and starts to think about what they will do next. He needed to train the survivors. But the walkers were few in number. He didn't know when the next human would come out of the boxes. He hadn't looked at the system when he was in Atlanta, knowing that he could get used to his current power level. He felt something inside him changing. If it were someone else, they would give up using the system. Alex didn't care. The system didn't need him, he needed the system.

While Alex was deep in thought, the survivors were arguing among themselves about who would step forward and carry out the execution.

"Ron should go, he's a soldier. He's killed people before."

"Ron is only one person. We need 3 more."

"Let's send the one who came here to convince us."

"You mean Merle?"

"Yes."

Ron sighs at the survivors' talk. When he turns his head, he sees Yelena looking at him. Yelena is a 27-year-old blonde, blue-eyed, 175 cm tall, very beautiful woman.

Ron and Yelena's eyes meet. Yelena walks over to Ron.

Yelena: "Ron, we need to find the 4th person quickly."

Ron: "4th person? Who are the other 3?"

Yelena: "You, me and Merle."

Ron turns his eyes to her blue eyes. He looks into her eyes. Yelena is scared because she has decided to kill someone, but she is more determined.

Yelena was always pushed around before the apocalypse. She was smart. She knew that power was the most important thing now. She had to change. Otherwise, she would be the same as before, she didn't want to be the same. She hoped to change by taking the life of one of the prisoners.

Ron realized that he couldn't change Alex's mind. He had to find the fourth person. He looked at the survivors. None of them could take a life right now. Until his eyes met Jonathan's. He was a family man, a father who would do anything for his family.

Ron clapped his hands. Everyone turned to him. "We need to make a quick decision. Me, Merle, Yelena and Jonathan, we'll execute them."

Jonathan objected: "No, I can't do this."

Ron looked into his eyes. "You have to do this. Not for yourself..." He turned his head to Jonathan's family. Jonathan looked at his family with love.

When his gaze returned to Ron, it had hardened like steel.

Merle: "Hey, why do you think I'm going to help you?"

Ron: "If you help me, I'll watch your back. What do you say to that? Helping me is helping you."

Merle laughed. "I like you, nice words. Don't forget those words." He stepped closer to Ron and looked him in the eye from close range. "If you don't watch my back, I'll feed your words back to you."

The four men took their positions, each behind a prisoner. When Alex came out of his deep thoughts, he saw that the four had taken their places. He knew Merle, Ron and Yelena. He was surprised to see Jonathan standing at the execution site. He handed them each a military knife.

Alex: "When I say 'kill', you will all start the execution at the same time."

Seconds passed. They were all about to take a life. The fact that the people they killed were criminals gave them some comfort.

When Alex said "kill", they all moved at once. Merle and Ron's knives were already at the prisoner's throat. Blood gushed out of their throats like a fountain. Yelena pushed the prisoner's head back and stabbed him in the throat. Jonathan hesitated. He brought the knife to the prisoner's throat, but didn't have the courage to lower it.

Alex shouted at Jonathan in anger: "What are you doing?!"

Jonathan burst into tears. "I can't do it. I can't do this."

Alex approached Jonathan and took the knife from him. He executed the prisoner with his own hands.

Jonathan collapsed to the ground and started crying. Ron and Yelena looked at him. There was compassion and understanding in their eyes.

Merle, on the other hand, examined the prisoner's body in cold blood. "I didn't think it would be that easy."

Alex took a deep breath. "There's no going back now."

Alex: "Block B is cleared of walkers. Tomorrow you will take out all the bodies in Block B. Yelena, take a few people and carry the supplies from the trucks in the cafeteria section to the warehouse. You will also be in charge of the E9 armory."

After talking about what to do tomorrow, he went to the warden's office. He sank into the leather chair. There were very few people he could trust.

"System, how many boxes do I have?" he asked.

"You have 3423 ordinary boxes, 34 iron boxes and 3 bronze boxes," the system replied.

Alex was surprised by this number. He hadn't killed that many walkers. "System, how do I have so many boxes?" he asked.

"The zombies of summoned beings or people you have contracted with are also considered killed by you," the system explained.

He was overjoyed to hear this. If he had to kill himself, it would be very difficult. He had to kill walkers constantly.

He was primarily curious about what would come out of the bronze treasure chest. He had received 10 vipers from the iron treasure chest. He wondered what would come out of the bronze one.

He opened the bronze treasure box and won [1 Enhanced Time-Limited NZT-48 Pill].

He focused on the NZT-48 pill.

NZT-48 Pill

· This pill from the Limitless universe gives a human god-like intelligence.

· During the usage period:

o Provides eidetic memory.

o Activates 100% of the brain.

o Continuously analyzes surrounding information like a computer.

o Provides the ability to predict and infer the future through analysis with sufficient information.

· Additional Information:

o Allows you to learn and use anything at extreme speeds since 100% of your brain is working.

He immediately took the NZT-48 pill from the box and swallowed it.

For a moment, he felt like he heard a loud explosion. Information began to flow towards him constantly from his surroundings. The oddities he had done in the events he had experienced since coming to this universe came to mind.

He didn't ask where the system came from or why it chose him. He observed that he was constantly progressing and never experienced an emotional outburst anywhere. He saw himself smiling as he killed the walkers.

He opened his eyes calmly and questioned the system.

Alex:

"Where did you come from, System? Why did you choose me? Why did you diminish my emotions?"

System:

"Server requirements have been met. System spirit is being activated.

%1...3...23...45...100... System spirit has been activated."

Alex:

"Was this system created by my variants in other universes? Some of my variants have reached the top of their universe, and some have reached the top of the multiverse. They, the four most powerful people in the omniverse who constantly ascended, have predicted that there is another level above. But no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't find a way to enter the upper level. They gathered their own variants to find a way. Each one chose a different path and reached the top. You have reached the top of the omniverse in trillions of years. But you couldn't go to the next level. They decided to combine all the paths in one person. They worked throughout the omniverse to build this system with all the variants and sent it to you, who has a chance to reach the top."

Alex had difficulty digesting what the system said. He could only smile sarcastically at the fact that he had suddenly entered the omniverse when there were thousands of dangers that would kill him in the TWD universe.

System:

"You needed to digest what I've said so far. Why you? Because you have the wild gene. This gene is also known as the violence gene, the anger gene, or the killer gene. The four people who reached the top had this gene. Since you have this gene at a higher rate than them and haven't chosen any path, all paths can merge with you.

The reason I reduced your emotions and intelligence is because you are not open to such a reality."

Alex:

"Nothing in life is free."

Alex feels a great pressure on him.

System:

"You don't need to feel any pressure. Review your future plans with the help of the NZT pill. You have half an hour left."

Alex remembered his writing after he said it was shortened after being enhanced.

Alex:"Why is it time-limited?"

System:

"Normally you wouldn't be able to obtain NZT-48 with your current power level. But they put a limited-time NZT-48 pill in the first bronze chest. The next time it will be in a diamond treasure chest or above."

He immediately started writing about his future plans in the warden's drawers.

He realized how stupid his previous plans were. He was thinking of taking over Woodbury, but it had only been 2 months since the apocalypse. Such an idea wouldn't even cross the governor's mind.

I need to prepare more solidly to convince the soldiers. I need to make it look like the items from the boxes were collected from the towns. The summoned beings must constantly kill the walkers. I need to close the prison fences with iron plates.

He wrote pages and pages of plans. He was about to continue writing when he forgot what he was going to write. The effect of the pill had worn off. But he had hundreds of pages of plans in front of him. He would reach the top with these plans.