Episode 3: Kill and Kill
It's the second day already and the zombies below the building is still rampant. We've already killed zombies through the window that it stacked up to block the other zombies behind the exit door. We've all leveled up aside from the two women left at the storage apartment. They both were responsible for the food management as well as cooking.
Currently, I've already leveled up to 6 and the others were the same. I noticed that killing zombies were too tiring, so I decided to add some stamina aside from the vitality. I needed some stamina for more time to kill zombies. I can't get tired. We must survive here and get more food. So, I added 5 attributes to strength, 3 vitality and 2 stamina each level.
[Level: 6]
[Class: -]
[Exp: 50/1100]
[HP: 1150/1150]
[MP: 50/50
[Attributes:
Strength: 35
Agility: 5
Vitality: 25
Stamina: 15
Intelligence: 5]
[Free Attributes: 0]
[Skills:]
The other member of our floor also did go with strength as their option, some did the same as me. Some put strength and agility while some added to vitality and stamina. It's all mixed but it's okay. We need all types to survive.
Getting a temporary safety from the fire exit, we did some checking from all the apartment within the floor. We also wonder how are the other upper floors since this building has 10 floors. We tried to check through the balconies and we indeed found some people checking as well from each floor. Each of our members provided our status and asked the other people's status on the other floors.
Hard. Some had food that can last up to month but their hallways were full of zombies walking. These zombies can smell life I can be sure of that. Because why won't they get away if they can't find targets.
I also shared my view to the others and they agreed. Now, how can we surpass this hurdle? We need to open up the fire exit door and clear up the killed zombies and prepare to attack the other zombies. This will be a pain in the ass work if others will be asking me. We can't put ladders or sheets as ladders to save other people on different floors, the gap is too far and dangerous. We can only do it by clearing up the zombies and closing the exit doors.
So, we planned out. Since we're at the 8th floor, we need to close out the fire exit doors at the 7th floor. We have 8 women and 5 men who were at level 5 and 6. It's okay. Now, how many were going? We made the choice of leaving 1 man and woman for the two women who oversee our supplies. With a nerve-wracking feeling, we decided and implement what we planned.
All 13 people within our group, including me, were at the fire exit door, the fire extinguisher and the metal bar were still strongly holding. I walked to it and held the metal bar, I looked behind me and stared at other 12 members seriously. They all nodded and sign to open up the door. I took off the metal bar and immediately looked at my katana hanging in my waist. Nervous.
I pulled off the fire extinguisher. The door is now quite loose. I looked at my back again while controlling the door not to open forcefully due to the dead zombies. They were all nervous, I saw it. I nodded and they nodded back. I said "Now or never". I inhaled and exhaled.
I opened the door and stepped back. I pulled my sword and waited for the killed zombie bodies to fall off. One by one, the other side can be seen slowly from top going bottom. I can also see a zombie trying to climb it slowly.
I shouted "Now!" all of the members prepared their weapons, shaking, perspiring, and overly nervous.
The bodies were now all lying flat on the floor and the zombies starting coming to the door. I initiated the attack and slashed to the zombie heads that I see. Blood were flying off of them and staining me and the members behind, the zombies kept coming but we were gaining advantage and all of us were already out of the door's space. The two left behind immediately closed the door and locked it up.
Now it's up to us 11 members to kill our way towards the 7th floor's fire exit and lock it up then go upwards to kill our way in.
"Kill!" I said. Seems to be effective, I can feel the other 10 members to have their blood boil and kept on attacking zombies that have passed me. We did not check our notifications but it definitely kept ringing within our heads as we killed more zombies. I can hear someone leveled up, but they never stopped attacking.
I also leveled up after killing these zombies. I'm level 7 now but I'll worry about the status later! We need to secure the exit door quickly!
Kill!!!!!
I am just frenzied and no other thing comes to my mind but to head hunt the zombies. Not minding the blood that they splashed to me, I, we, just need to get to the door!
After a few minutes, 30 minutes approximately, we're already nearing the 7th floor's fire exit. Zombie bodies were lying on the floor from the path we took down the stairs. Amazing.
This is the battle. My martial arts practice paid off.
Few more zombies!
All of the other 10 members were the same. I can also see fatigue on their faces so I shouted to keep going and we're already near.
After a few minutes of killing zombies though, we're now facing the 7th floor's fire exit.
We entered the floor and continued killing. We also locked the door of the 7th floor's exit so no more zombies will come from our back. Well, the zombies kept coming from 6th floor down through the fire exit. Damn.
We killed the zombies in the 7th floor's hallway. Kill!
Another 30 minutes passed and all the zombies in the hallway were killed off. We all laid down. We're all fatigued. Good thing, we have food we brought. It can replenish lost energy. We all also noticed that due to stamina added, we did not lose energy immediately. So, they all added some points to their stamina. I also checked my own status.
[Level: 8]
[Class: -]
[Exp: 10/1400]
[HP: 1150/1150]
[MP: 50/50
[Attributes:
Strength: 35
Agility: 5
Vitality: 25
Stamina: 15
Intelligence: 5]
[Free Attributes: 20]
[Skills:]
I see, I leveled up twice. Nice. I added the attributes the same way. 10 for strength, 6 for vitality and 4 stamina.
[Level: 8]
[Class: -]
[Exp: 10/1400]
[HP: 1450/1450]
[MP: 50/50
[Attributes:
Strength: 45
Agility: 5
Vitality: 31
Stamina: 19
Intelligence: 5]
[Free Attributes: 0]
[Skills:]
I am already strong to begin with but with my added attributes, I can feel I am strong. My grip and slashing power went up previously, and now my grip has gotten tighter than before. I feel that I'll never lose my sword in my hands even if I'm already dead ass tired.
Moving past that part, we all decided to take a break for at least 30 minutes to recuperate, eat and add more attribute points to our status. I am the first one who stood up, due to my stamina increase, my stamina recovery became fast.
I walked and knocked on each door within the floor and told that we are from the 8th floor occupants, I also told them that the zombies were all killed. It appears effective and doors immediately opened up and people went out. They all saw the zombie bodies so some screamed for fear but I told them fast and they calmed down for a bit. I can still see their body shaking though.
My 8F team, yeah, I personally call us that way, already recovered and assisted me with telling the 7th floor's occupants about the situation and what we've learned so far. There were 20 people within this floor and all apartments were occupied by a person and its families. After explaining to them the current situation, we told them our plans. Albeit, temporary until we cleared out the zombies in this building. First, we will secure the floors from 7th and up to 10th floor. Once all the occupants have been collected and gathered on 8th floor, we will then move downwards to kill off all the zombies up to the fire exit entrance. Lock up the 6th – 1st floor fire exit entrances and once done with the main entrance, we'll clear up each floor's hallways. Once all were cleared up within the building, we'll plan out to seek more supplies and rescue others from different locations.
The people within the floor were having different reactions to what we just said, some were trying to think to call the police or army since we still got internet and phone lines. Some were thinking of joining us and some doesn't want to go out and encounter zombies and just stay in the floor/apartment they were in until rescue comes.
Well, we won't force anyone and just do what they want to do but we will do our own ways until those rescuers come. Right now, 2 days have passed and no rescue came over. I believe something went wrong on their side as well. We can only rely to ourselves at this point.
With that, we asked them if they want to go to the 8th floor and gather with us, it appears that they all agreed to come. So, we asked them to collect their things, necessary things, such as food and water. No need for clothes as once we cleared the zombies out of this building, they can come back.
While we were finishing our discussions, suddenly, the lights turned off. The women panicked and the men stood up and hold up their weapons. It's just for 10 seconds and the lights turned on again. We can still hear the zombies at the exit doors.
The generator has been activated. We checked our phones too and saw that there's no signal. We checked the TVs and no more channels were operating. None. It has started. The real apocalypse. No internet, no phones, no nothing. How can we be saved by the military if no communication? No news from different countries on what was the situation there.
I initiated the discussion immediately and laid out my assumptions and view on what will happen next. They were all pessimistic. Panic can be seen through their eyes, even the men. I, on the other hand, spoke up again and asked them if they temporary agree to our plan. They all agree and now we're readying ourselves again because the zombies filled in the left-over gaps that we made from 8th to 7th floor. It's all full again and another killing must be made.
We planned our formation, 5 in the front, two men on each side and 3 women in front while 4 on the back. The back side will be the one to go up, while the front will be the one to stop the zombies from going up. Like a shield.
All the 20 occupants have gathered all the food they have in those back packs they carried. Some got water bottles on their mountain bags. It's all we need for now. Me and the other four members in the front side looked at each other and nodded. We four were already level 7 and 8 so we can do more and much better than previously.
I held the steel bar and took it off. Next, I got the fire extinguisher off the door's handles and bang! The zombies forced their way in and the battle started. The 20 people in the back were shaking. I saw them before I went to slash my sword through those zombie heads. Slash. Slash. Slash.
I sliced them heads into two parts. Easy. The other four were stabbing each zombie. Inch by Inch, we're pushing forward and after 20 minutes, we're our of the door so the other 6 members went out and killed the zombies upwards. We five, held off the zombies trying to go up the stairs. The 20 new members were already bloodied by the zombies we killed but we pushed them to form the formation. There's now way they won't follow as they can see bodies of zombies on the floor.
Hurry! Hurry! We, the 11 members, shouted. The 20 new members followed through.
We're on the formation!
Go!!! We, at the front side, shouted.
Slash. Slash. Stab. Stab. The notification rings. The level ups. We ignored all the distraction and killed our way back to the 8th floor. For the whole 40 minutes. All we've done were to kill the zombies in our front. The back gone forward while we kill and stepped backward.
It's was hard. Harder than going forward, killing while stepping back was the hardest thing to do. The other four felt the same way. I can sense their fatigue coming back from the first run but can feel they improved.
A little more. I said to them by shouting. Move!!!
All other 10 members did the same and shouted, "Move!!!"
I love the synch of our wills. This should be the willpower my sensei talking about. A wonderful feeling crept in me, but this was only possible because we're desperate. Maybe desperation causes willpower to activate within a person?
Sigh. I'll think about it later, I need to focus on our objectives. Kill!
10 minutes passed and we're a few inches away from the 8th floor's fire exit door. The 6 on the back has been killing and cleaning up path for us all. What a tiring job they're doing but appears that they were already used to it. I hope they get a lot of experience and level up.
Few steps away. I heard the back members shouted, "Hold Off! Don't open the door yet!" I see… The two members we left behind has been on the wait. Good!
Kill!!!
Another 10 minutes, we five, were already at the front of the 8th floor's door and holding off zombies climbing the stairs while the 6 members were holding off zombies walking down the stairs. The 20 members entering in a hurry through our 8th floor's open wide doors.
A few minutes passed and the two members guarding our door confirmed all 20 were inside so we 11 members slowly backed off while killing zombies and then immediately ran off inside on the same time and the two closed off the door and locked it with the metal bar and fire extinguisher. They also stabbed the zombies reaching out of the door's broken glass window.
We, 11 members, smiled and greeted the two members we left behind. "Hey!" They both smiled back at us, "Hey!"