Bab 33: Chapter 33 Roadblock

Kisha was lucky that they are surrounded by a vast forest and a mountain so they don't lack bees in the area. She let Bell communicate with them and win their trust. For the time being, they have a solution for the pressing matter which is a way to find Duke's family.

For the period that Kisha was communicating with Bell, someone silently sneaked behind her, like a shadow that blended with the night, without sound or presence. Kisha only noticed it when a warm breath touched the back of her ear and said in a teasing tone. "Here you are." His voice was deep with a hint of seduction and playfulness.

Kisha did a quick turn and stepped back in a fighting stance with her right hand holding her ear. In that quick process, she felt strong butterflies fluttering in her stomach that's sending electrifying bolts to her nerves reaching every end of her fingers down to her toes.

"Duke, why are you acting so sneaky?!" Her voice was shaky and she felt her face and ears heating up but she kept her indifferent expression despite the contrasting feeling swirling inside. Part of her was flustered by his seductive voice but at the same time, she was indignant that she failed to detect his presence even when he was standing behind her. That could be deadly if it were in other places or other untrustworthy people.

In spite of her rising anger, Duke found her little pouty lips cute, like a startled cat. He wanted to chuckle but he held it in knowing that she would be even more irked. "I've been walking in the corridor quite loudly and stood here waiting for you to notice me. You looked so serious and busy thinking and I was afraid to disturb your train of thought."

Kisha was disgruntled, even when she was in deep thought, she never let her guard down and if what Duke said was true, she would have noticed him long ago. She squinted her eyes as she tried to pry more information from Duke but he pretended not to see her eyes and sat on the bench.

"What are you worrying about?" He asked nonchalantly as he rested both his arms on the top rail of the bench.

"Tsk!" Kisha rolled her eyes and sat beside him. "I was getting bored so I checked if they need some help here." Why would I let you know what I'm planning after you made fun of me? Hmph! I'm petty alright!

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"Sparrow, drive faster. His breathing is getting shallow." Vulture said in a panic. He was not only worried for his sworn brother's life but was also concerned about the information he might know. He is their only lead to know where has the others gone to.

"I'm trying!" Sparrow replied in frustration, it was already almost midnight but they were still far from the base. It was harder to navigate at night due to the scattered zombies on the road that would suddenly jump on them, in addition, they didn't have Kisha to lead the way. They don't have the foresight to know which road is less dangerous, so they will bump into trouble from time to time.

Sparrow stepped on the gas pedal to increase their speed without minding the danger. All he could think was to get out of the city as fast as he could and they would have a much smoother way after. As he drove through the city road, he noticed a roadblock a few hundred meters away which alarmed him and he immediately let Vulture know.

Vulture was his partner since they were young so they have a great understanding of each other without saying much. Vulture understood the danger they were going to face, so he reached out to the compartment and took out something.

Seeing Vulture ready, Sparrow slowed down because it would be impossible to knock off the roadblocks on the road. They have to find a detour, Sparrow calms his nerves and scans the area. With his improved eyesight, he located a few heads that were slightly sticking out from the trimmed plants in front of the commercial building a few blocks away from them.

He tried to estimate their number based on his visuals and he counted more than ten, they were outnumbered and even had a patient with them. So the two of them decided not to get out of the vehicle.

As they approach the roadblock, the people waiting for the ambush start to move fast, except they are a bit clumsy with their movements. Sparrow and Vulture figured that they were more or less civilians so Vulture halted his action and they decided to wait for what these people were up to. At first, they decided to make their action decisive and swift but now that they realized that the enemy are civilians, they don't want to make a hasty move and randomly kill people for their convenience.

Sparrow played along and stopped the car a few feet away from the roadblocks.

Successively, men of different body build and heights rush out and block them, each holding steel objects, and most had blood splattered on either their clothes or weapons. Sparrow and Vulture looked at each other and nodded.

"Gentlemen, please don't leave. We need your help, Our wives and children need help. Please have mercy." The man on the lead begged as he kneeled on the ground.

Sparrow smiled amiably and asked. "What can we help you sir?"

Upon hearing Sparrow's kind words and amiable tone, the man immediately stood up, his eyes sparkling. "Sir, please let us borrow your vehicle and if you have some food, that would be great!"

Vulture sneered and looked back at his comrade lying at the back. Seeing his pale face, he eyed Sparrow.

Getting his meaning, Sparrow shook his head and said. "I'm sorry sir, we have a medical emergency and can't leave the car and we have not brought food with us."

He tried to be as civil as possible but after hearing his words, the man stepped back and pointed at Sparrow with trembling hands. "You! You have an infected with you?!" He looked back at his men and nodded his head to give them a signal.

"You even lied about not having food, since that's the case. Don't blame us for using force!" The man thinks that since Sparrow and his friend looked strong, it was only right for them to give up their car and supplies to him and his men who needed to transport their family to a nearby shelter.

The world has already turned out like this, they have fought tooth and nail to survive for two days and they are reaching their limit however, there are still no signs of the military's intervention. They are angry and devastated but they need to survive so they decided to find the shelter themselves.

Sparrow snickered at the unreasonable demand. He knew that trying to communicate with this kind of people would only waste their time, he already told them his stance but they did not want to back off, he noticed a lot of cars parked on the road then why did they not use those cars to run and instead decided to hijack someone else?

They just want to make things easier for themselves, he also noticed the fresh blood on their clothes and weapons that did not belong to zombies, at first, he thought that they had no choice but to kill someone who wanted to kill them first but from the looks of it, they are just a bunch of unreasonable people who would turn to violence when things don't go their way.

The men standing in front all raised their weapons and charged at them, without waiting for them to reach the car, Sparrow drove reversly and made some distance. Vulture, on the other hand, rolled down the window, pulled the safety pin of what he was holding, and after considering the distance they had from the roadblocks he threw three hand grenades.

Sparrow continued to back away and the men looked back at the things that were thrown in their direction before they could process what was going on, the grenade exploded. Half of them got caught in the explosion and their limbs got blown off, the other lucky ones who were able to duck or hide looked horrified.

They threw curses at Sparrow. "Those crazy motherfuckers!"

Regardless of how much hatred and curses they said, Sparrow already drove straight to the now open path and left them to their own device, and due to the loud explosion, it called forth the attention of the zombies from miles away.

Realizing their disadvantage in the current situation, they started to scurry away. Leaving the wounded behind, even when they heard them howling for help, they did not stop running to their residences and locked the doors.

The unfortunate ones were soon crowded by zombies, they weren't even given a chance to shout when they were chomped violently and tugged like a rag doll. Their hope was crushed as they experienced hell while they were alive and they could only bitterly regret causing trouble and being greedy.

Why did Vulture and Sparrow decide to do such a dreadful thing? It's very simple, they have a dying patient in their car and made sure to communicate it to the other party but they only think of their own interest, and in the process when he was speaking with the man, he noticed a red panty and gold necklace with traces of blood dangling in the man's breast pocket and his covetous eyes did not pass through Sparrow's detection hence, Sparrow and Vulture chose their own people and avoided being stuck for long, they could not directly drove away as these men block other roads to prevent their victims from running.

Such vicious people need to be dealt with viciously to get a taste of their own medicine. All of this was heard and witnessed by Hawk and Elios who are still in a video call with them.

Hawk on the other side of the phone could feel their anxiousness which is why he tried to maintain his calmness and continued to instruct them what to do, from time to time Elios would but in to ask about the situation of the patient.

The four of them worked well together, Hawk remained as their anchor to keep them together and not drift far away from each other's responsibilities. Because of this, Sparrow was able to safely leave the city and drive steadily towards the base.

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Bab 34: Chapter 34 10 Hours Prior

At 2 midnight, Sparrow and the others arrived. Elios and Hawk were already waiting at the door pushing a hospital stretcher to the backseat.

Elios carefully climbed into the backseat to firmly hold onto the thick towel that was placed under the patient and he instructed Hawk to slowly lift the other end of the towel. They worked together to carefully place the patient on the stretcher before they could wheel him inside the building to the operating table.

Kisha and Duke silently supported the two men and prevented them from stumbling into any obstacles until they reached the operating theater. And since there was no active nurse present in their team, Hawk stepped up to take the position to assist Elios during the operation.

This did not pose a big issue to Elios as he is the hailed medical genius in the Medical industry. He only allowed Hawk to pass him the needed tools and devices while he was operating, even before Sparrow and the others arrived, he already prepared all the possible tools and equipment he would need during the operation to lessen his burden and to prevent it from taking too much of his time.

From anesthesia, blood suction, and suturing of the open wound, he performed everything as cleanly and orderly as possible. He remained calm all throughout the 12-hour operation and he kept steady and focused.

During the operation, Duke and Kisha were anxiously waiting outside, they already sent Sparrow and Vulture to rest, so the long and dark corridor seemed gloomy which added to their anxiousness. They both saw how much damage the man's body had sustained and his breathing could stop at any time, Kisha was already amazed at how tenacious the man was for holding that long.

But he clearly lost too much blood and also suffered from internal bleeding any of his wounds were deadly on their own but he sustained all possible deadly wounds. He was only holding onto his life through his strong will to survive.

It was clear that the perpetrator wanted him dead, he must have gotten hold of an important information so the enemy wanted to silence him. Duke and Kisha understand this well that's why they are anxious for the man's survival.

They have yet to identify the survivor as he was covered in thick hardened black and human blood all over his body. If not for his uniform and the crest embedded in it that could hardly be recognized, would Sparrow and Vulture realize that he is one of them?

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Back to 10 hours ago.

Sparrow drove to the streets they recently took to escape the city, according to Kisha, it was safer compared to the other busy streets and main roads.

They did not waste too much time traveling and circled the last location they knew where the others went missing. Not wanting to get unwanted attention from zombies and people, they parked the car in a nearby parking lot in an abandoned commercial building and hid their car through the junk.

Sparrow and Vulture both held military knives in their hand and an assault rifle with a silencer in their backs. They also brought military backpacks filled with water and dry rations with medical kits, spare bullets, and loaded magazines.

Although they have awakened their abilities, Kisha told them not to be too reliant on their abilities as it consume their energy, so they have to use them moderately, especially since they have yet to master the control.

Keeping this in mind, they move silently and swiftly through the streets. Eliminating two to three zombies on sight. They rarely rely on guns and only use them when they are faced with a big group of zombies or when they are fleeing.

Repeating this process as they slowly move around to reach their target location. They exhausted two magazines each and were too tired to move so they decided to stop for a while and eat.

"There, I think it has a great vantage point." Pointed by Sparrow as he tapped on Vulture's shoulder. Vulture followed his finger pointing at a one-story toy store in front.

The surrounding buildings are all old commercial one-story buildings located in the old commercial street on the west side of the city. This place was on the opposite side of the now-newly developed commercial streets which are full of luxury brands and high-end malls.

The toy store has enough cover with the use of the big bear signage and there was a torn tarp placed on the flat surface of the roof, maybe the owner used it to cover the roof from leakage. The two circled and saw a 6-7 feet tall wall behind the store, Vulture used it as leverage to climb the roof of the toy store. It wasn't that hard for him to climb up the wall with a heavy baggage tied to his back but compared to him, Sparrow brings about a small windstorm enough to lift him up to the roof.

He looked down on Vulture who was working hard to climb up with a taunting smirk on his face.

Vulture was so triggered that he wanted to pull Sparrow's feet and drag him down from the roof. 'This asshole! Not only did you not help me up, you even came to provoke me?!' His nostrils flared up.

With a heavy heart, he climbs up faster and once they have sat their asses off the roof, Sparrow surveyed the surroundings for any danger or signs. Once everything was clear, they ate their rations and rested for 10 minutes, after their quick rest, they left to go straight to the edge of the west district where the convoy was lost.

"Is this really the right place?" Asked Vulture as he slowly took his step in an alert manner.

"This is the last known location we found on Tristan's table, even if they are not here. We could try looking for clues." Right after he finished his sentence he noticed a pool of blood outside a residential apartment's side door. It was inconspicuous and he felt a loud thumb in his heart and gave him a premonition he did not want to see.

He cautiously surveyed the place and looked around, indeed, he found one of the convoy's vehicles that crashed into a telephone pole a few blocks away from them. They rushed to check but aside from the bloody seats, they found nothing, the people inside were missing.

He saw dents and scratches on the armored car, he investigated and found a bullet stuck to the hinge of the car window. The bullets did not penetrate the bulletproof body and window of the car but they were cornered in the pursuit and were led to hit the telephone pole. They probably tried to maneuver but it looks like another car rammed them from the back based on the huge dent, preventing them from taking other actions.

Looking at the traces left in the car, they probably used a sticky bomb as the left back door was blown off, and while the passengers were lightheaded and unsteady, they took the chance to stab them in tendons and stuffed their mouths to prevent them from committing suicide. Following the blood traces, they were most likely dragged down from the vehicle as they struggled violently, their joints were dislocated and broken if not, there would be no chance for the enemy to drag them out. These were all their deduction based on the traces left

As they continued to follow the traces and type the report on their phone, they felt like they ate shit, their strong emotions are eating away at their rationality and they wanted to burn the place down. The pool of blood they saw earlier must be the place where they were dumped while they were barely breathing after the bout of torture.

Sparrow and Vulture were not sure if they were tortured for information or for other purpose. With that much splattered blood on the floor and the chaotic scene, they must have been attacked by zombies and they couldn't fight back, they deduced based on the scene but since their bodies were not there, they had a small hope that they might have crawled inside the building or rather, they made themselves believe that there's still a little hope. Both of them dragged their heavy feet and entered the residential building.

They just entered and they already met one, half his body was bitten off, to the point that his bones were in plain sight, and his face was half eaten showing a bloody skull and hanging eyeballs. Their poor comrade couldn't even make a growling sound as he crawled to reach their feet because his jaw was dislocated and hanging loosely while his tongue was bitten off and the remaining part was churning up and down. The black thick blood slowly dripped. It was a hell of a sight that burned Sparrow's and Vulture's anger and hatred for the perpetrator.