Chapitre 6: First Blood
Leo almost froze up when he saw the zombie rushing towards him with increased intensity. He didn't understand what in the world was going on and why everything had gone so wrong.
But one thing he understood was the world he knew has changed completely. The zombie attacking him and the people thrashing wildly on the floor, and were now suddenly going still made him understand that the world right now is all about survival.
And Leo was determined to see to it that he survives and survive he must. He knew that to survive, he has to first kill this monster in front of him.
With his heart determined on surviving and his mind made up, quickly and before the zombie could reach him, he looked around for anything that can be used as a weapon.
Due to the environment he grew up in, he hasn't been in a fight in his life, neither has he seen anyone fighting but he has secretly watched movies that involve violence on the phones of the caretakers. And he knew what he had to do.
As if the heavens were smiling on him, he saw a sizable piece of broken flat metal with a sharp edge, lying a few steps away from him.
With a quick and calculated movement, he rolled on the floor, dodging the incoming attack of the zombie and grabbing the piece of metal in the floor.
He held the metal in his hand and watched the zombie that was rushing towards him again.
Leo remembered the zombie movie he watched and how they always target the head of a zombie before it can be killed. He knew that he can only try the same thing with this one but he wasn't sure if it would work as the zombie in front of him isn't the same as in movies, but he has no other choice than to try.
He gripped the metal in his hand tightly and took a crappy attacking form, as he waited for the zombie to get closer.
Leo didn't know if he would be able to kill the zombie but he knew he has to. There's no "but" or "if" in his current situation. He either kills it or get killed.
In the space of three heartbeats, the zombie was already in front of him. Immediately, without any distracting thought in his mind, he sidestepped a little, to get himself a good angle.
Achieving what he wanted, he gathered every ounce of strength in his body and with his teeth gritted in anger and determination, slashed the sharp edge of the metal at the zombie's neck. But the wound was too shallow.
The zombie roared in pain from the attack but Leo didn't give it an opportunity to make any movement as he slashed at the same place again and again, before using all of his strength to push the sharp edge of the metal into its neck. He didn't care how many times he has to slash to kill the zombie, he would gladly do it.
As he pushed the sharp edge into its neck, the zombie lost its balance and fell over.
Leo, seeing its current position to be perfect, pinned the zombie down and pushed the metal deeper and harder into its neck.
He made a series of very swift movements as he removed the metal and stabbed it again into its neck, using all of the driving force he could muster.
"Die! Die!" He screamed as he continued to remove the metal and stabbed it into the neck of the zombie, while cutting and slashing at it. This was all because he wants to decapitate the zombie head and kill it completely.
As he slashed, stabbed and cut at the zombie's neck, the wound was becoming deeper and black blood continued to splash out, staining his hands, face and some part of his body, and a few getting into his mouth, but he didn't care.
Even though the blood gave off the smell of rotten and decaying flesh, even though his body was almost frozen up completely due to the heavy rain and snow, his blood now circulating slower than before and his fingers becoming numb, Leo cared very little as his mind was focused on his survival.
The rain fell on him, continuously washing away the blood that spilled on his body, causing the snow on the ground to be stained red.
The zombie also wasn't willing to go down without a fight as it put up its own struggle but Leo had already had it pinned down. Also, due to the combination of the rain and snow, the ground was extremely slippery.
With Leo pinning it down to the ground with all his strength, it was impossible for it to move. It still did its best to attack by trying to claw at him but its hands were also pinned to the ground.
Leo was aware of just how dangerous even the light scratch of a zombie is. And even if the zombie under him isn't the same as the ones he saw in the movie, he wasn't going to take any chances.
He continued to slash, cut and stab, not paying attention to his already numb fingers and the cold breath coming from his mouth.
To him, the cold was something that can be taken care of but will happen to him if he gets eaten by a zombie or turns into one? This is something that he doesn't even want to consider.
In the final moment of its struggle, the zombie's limbs flailed as Leo's blade cut into its neck, but its dead eyes never wavered. It clawed at him, its jaws snapping open and shut with mindless hunger.
Leo continued the series of actions and after slashing, cutting and stabbing a few more times, the zombie's head finally tumbled to the ground and black blood flowed freely from the decapitated neck, onto the ground.
Immediately after the zombie's head tumbled to the ground, the familiar screen appeared in front of him again but this time, with a different message.
[You have acquired Level 1 Normal Zombie Life Force.]
[You have reached Level 1. You have received three stat points.]
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The young lady giggled in excitement and anticipation when she saw the zombie's head roll on the ground.
"Fufufu. I like him already," She said as she bit her lower lip.
"Elda, you see that? I found someone very interesting." She smiled as she gazed at Leo, who was now standing on his feet and looking back at her.
Her smile widened when she saw the fire burning in his eyes and it made her lick her lips in anticipation.
État de l’alimentation hebdomadaire
-- Classement
Power Stone 
-- Power
stone