II: Torn apart

"You know the plan! proceed, quietly as possible! Avoid causing any noise and attract that damn abhorrent! You see that Lala Mia? once we passed that, it's silence mode!"

A series of low grunt and tiny noises of agreement echoed from the radio in the car's radio. Nam Jungshik sighed and leaned to his seat, he wanted to relax a little bit before entering a battle that had a 60% - 80% chance of them all dying.

They can't die here.

He's been surviving like a madman since the start and he can't just possibly die here without killing the person who killed his daughter, whatever form that person is, infectee, zombie or hell even if they become an Abhorrent.

He habitually caresses his neck, slightly disappointed that he can't feel the familiar metal.

The necklace containing his last picture of his daughter and wife, got snatched by an infectee two months ago. He tried to take it back but… he can't possibly jeopardize his team's safety just for a little selfishness.

Nam Jungshik straightened his back as he saw the nearing sign of Lala Mia. The car took a halt meter away before the establishment.

"Okay, team! This is it! Don't make noises! Avoid fighting as mush as possible, kill those fuckers silently if you can, okay? I know you could do that, i trust you all. The pharmacy is just a little over there, once we pass this, all wounds will be healed and we'll possibly obtain a supply of suppressing shots. understand?"

Nam Jungshik spoke in a suppressed voice but loud enough for his 18 members to hear him. They all nodded and began their journey.

The place they are currently in used to be the busiest area in District 4. District 4 is known as the capital of business, as countless business giants and titans are situated here.

This place, Xentro Plaza, is the biggest shopping center in the whole district. As a busy and famous place, you could expect that a lot of people are here every single day. Although, it became less because of the pandemic it's as many as it could be, after all, the lockdowns are being lifted and cases are getting low when it hits.

Alice grimace as she looked around, there were a lot of burnt and chopped corpses everywhere. This place was cleansed by the SHIELD after occupying this part of district 4.

The Xentro Plaza now is far cry from the beauty and glamour it used to have. The bustling people turned to bustling zombies and infectee.

Countless shops are smashed to pieces and rummage by countless survivors. It's like a wasteland. Sharp shards of broken glasses lay around the floor with broken frames or door handles.

"Zombie!"

Melanie whispers shout as she sees a r

zombie sprinting towards them. It was a woman, green bulging veins are all over the woman's body, the eyeballs are hanging loosely outside of its eye sockets with blue gooey liquid coming out of it, it's mouth looks like a sharp end of the razor.

Wang Lili reacted reflexively and smashed its head once it got a meter close. She instantly puts a cloth around its mouth and glances at Melanie, who already used her ability and wrapped the zombie's head with a white fog.

A few seconds later, the zombie starts to twitch before converting to ash.

Both sighed in relief. They manage to handle it as quietly as possible. Melanie smiled and released a quiet sigh. Fortunately, Lili moved fast and swiftly, and she managed to react in time too.

[ "Thanks, Mel." ] Lili moves her hands. She's using sign language they developed over the years. For them to survive this long, a lot of skills are needed. Being silent is one of them especially if they are sneaking past horde of zombies and infectees with sharp ears.

All survivors at least know how to speak in a very quiet quiet voice to the point it looks like they are not producing any sounds at all, or knows how to speak and understand some sign language.

Their whole Caravan has these two skills, most of them learned sign language from the deceased two original members. One is deaf then the other is selective mute.

[ "Welcome. Let's go, they're a bit far." ] Lili nodded and jogged quietly to catch up with them.

The journey to the other side is relatively smooth if you left out the part where they were chased by a group of infectee and zombie.

[ "Captain... there's something wrong." ] Fang Muiren signed to his 56 year old Captain. Nam Jungshik became alert when Muiren signed this. Him saying something wrong means there's something dangerous lurking here.

Some members who managed to see the sign, got tense along with their captain while the other who just caught up saw them tense and got tense as well.

Nam Jungshik asks Muiren what's wrong. He looks around to observe a little, to see if he let any anomaly pass.

[ "I can't feel the abhorrent..." ]

Abhorrent? yes! They didn't encounter the horde nor the abhorrent Fang Muiren reported about. Shit. This is big bad news. Nam Jungshik used his ability to scan the surroundings.

His ability [Inverted Reality] allowed him to 'see' reality. All illusions are trash to him unless they are 5th grade power holders. Besides, he has a sub ability that makes him able to scan things like a scanner.

His second ability also tingles, [Lurking Predator], this ability makes his instinct rise to another level and assess the whole place.

His abilities are close to Fang Muiren but more focused on Fighting power. He can scan in a limited area unlike Fang Muiren and instinctively assess the dangers around him.

He can only use it for seven hours before mentally draining him. This ability raised his adrenaline so much that when it got used to its end, he would be severely exhausted then faint.

He stiffens as he feels a cold breath behind his neck, all of his stand up and chill runs down to his spine.

Shit. Fucking matron.

"EVERYBODY, RUN TO THE PHARMACY! ITS AN AMBUSH!"

Everybody instinctively ran as they heard their captain shout. People with fast speed, pick up some members and make a run to the pharmacy.

*Bang!*

*GRRRRROOOOOOAAAARRR*

It happened so fast. As Jungshik shouted, the abhorrent also roared and as they ran, the zombies and infectee also chased and come out.

The quiet place suddenly turned chaotic. Countless skills and powers coming out as they push back and kill the enemies.

They managed to exit the mall but still inside the plaze. All frowned as the numbers of enemies continue to grow instead of dwindling.

Seeing they couldn't catch them, the abhorrent roared and start to throw things at them. Various debris, cars, tables and isles start to flew out.

Taki stood in horror as he saw his fellow members get smashed by a flying military vehicle that appeared out of nowhere.

He immediately runs to them, something is saying to him that they're still alive. He almost shouted in joy as he saw them rolled to the side, he activated his ability [Sticky Gooey] and snatched them before using his second ability [Power up] and ran across.

He looks back and prays for the survival of his captain and other friends.

'Please, I don't want to bury any of you.'

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"HYAH! Dodge, Xiuran! Shit!" Alice coiled her whip before hitting the other zombie again, the attack managed to cut the zombie from head to crotch.

"Urgh!" She ducked down and rolled when an infectee tried to attack her from the back.

Regaining her foothold, she glanced a little to locate the infectee who attacked her and hit it with her whip. This series of action was done in a couple of seconds. Feeling another tingling in her sides, she took the survival knife hidden in her military boots.

Successfully stabbing another infectee to its stomach, she then proceeded to smash its head with her fist.

"Haaa...ha...huff...fucking shit... they're endless..." She looked at the now bashed to the ground infectee, if it were before she would feel guilty killing this creature who looked so normal except with their black eyes and sharp eyes and nails.

"Ahhh! Shit! Get away from me! Mierda! ¡tú, horrible criatura!" She turned her head to the source of scream. She found Emilito smashing the zombies and infectees with his sledge hammer. Grimacing, its freaking bloody, total style of Emilito.

"Emilito! Xuiran! Jihan! Muiren! Stop fighting them and run! you're exhausting yourselves! Chase! —hit! Duck!" Nam Jungshik comes running with a horde of zombies running after him. He stops and uses a metal pole to hit the incoming infectee behind Chase.

All of them heard their Captain's voice and started to run away while still hitting zombies here and there. They were about to exit the Xentro Plaza when another roar erupted, this time, all infectee and zombies chasing them stopped and regrouped.

"Shit! the abhorrent! run faster!" Nam Jungshik accelerated and lifted the limping Jihan. The others also used their abilities to go faster, Alice used her whip to coil around the post and swing herself forward, Xiuran used her ability [Force field] supported by her sub ability [Glass Pane] and made blue glass in air then a forcefield around her to protect her while running.

[a/n: If you know Gwen Tennyson, then imagine that one power of hers where she makes those glass as a road something]

"Argh!" While using his Second ability, [Wind Speed] Fang Muiren suddenly stumbles to the ground and rolls. His knees are burning with pain. It feels like thousands of needles and a tiny electric is running in his whole feet.

He touched the ground and found his teammates up ahead of him. He 'saw' Emilito looked back and was about to come back. He shook his head and shouted.

"Don't come back dumbass! Run faster! Don't min-Argh!" A loud explosion happened and a debris fell to his side, he instinctively stood up and stepped left successfully avoiding it. An infectee attacks him from his left, pulling the sword in his cane then slashes the infectee into two.

Huffing and puffing, another wave of pain assaulted his feet up to his waist. He staggered nearly making him fall.

Fang Muiren closed his eyes and tried to scan the surroundings but because of endless noise added to the pain in his feet, he couldn't focus and picture the scene.

It was glitching. This is his weakness.

*GRRROOOAAARRRR*

Fang Muiren sighed. Feeling the increasing pain in his feet especially at his knees, he somehow knew that he can't make it. If he did, he's going to be a liability for sure. He still has his pride and doesn't want the words of that brat to come true, he'd rather die than become a liability to his team.

He thinks that he lived enough.

"i..am a legend right? a blind man... surviving for almost 2 decades...wow..."

Chuckling. He brandished his sword. He promised to hold this horde for them. They have to succeed. Maybe this is his time? well, if not he'll just survive.

"Come, it's going to be me or you.....but it will certainly be you!" Relying on his sole senses, he swung his sword and slashed his opponents.

In the middle of the countless explosions, debris flying and falling. A horde of infectees and zombies tried to run after the humans but were unable to do so as there was a sturdy gate stopping them, slashing and bashing everyone who tried to pass through.

As the horde thins out, the man still continues slashing and brandishing his sword despite his flesh being torn apart by the enemies who manage to bite him. His whole face is bright and pale. He promised himself not to let this shit pass through...and he never made false promises.

"GRAAAAAHHHHHHH!"

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It ends up so long~ almost 2,000 words ( wow, motivation?｡◕‿◕｡). Anyway thank you for reading! Please continue to do so!