Chapter 16: Apartment Complex (2/2)

”Let's split up. I'll clear the remaining zombies down to the tenth floor. You find us a room and set things up, alright?” He asked tightening the grip over his metal rod.

For a moment, it seemed as though she was hesitating, but after giving it some thought, she nodded. ”Be careful.”

''Yeah, you too. There might be some in the rooms so pick a room near the exit on the roof'' Gray said, as he descended.

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'Status'

[Level: 2

XP Required For Level Up: 73/200

State: Recovering

[HP: 14/15]

[Strength: 6

Agility: 15

Stamina: 15

Sense: 7

Points Available To Distribute: 4]

[Daily Quest: Completed]

[Main quest: None]

Poking his head out, Gray looked down the hall to the left. It was the same kind of long hallway that Gray had seen on the floors above. There were plenty of doors leading to different rooms evenly spaced out among one another.

The closest door to Gray could be found to the left of Gray, and it was labeled 17A. On Gray's right was a staircase and, ahead of that, another long hallway that was just as empty.

'It's quiet... There's something wrong.'

When Gray entered the hallway, he was wary of everything he saw. Dry blood was splattered everywhere. On the ceiling, on the floor, the walls, yet not a single body. In addition, the fact that he had not seen any zombies made things even more bizarre.

What unnerved him the most were the groans he heard on the floor below him. As opposed to being just one, it sounded like a whole group of them.

Gray leaned against the wall, trying to make out what he was hearing. In addition to the groans, he could hear what sounded like scraping.

He was unable to figure out what it was at the end of it. But regardless it didn't matter. He was about to find out what it was.

After catching his breath, he slowly walked down the stairs, but right before he reached the turn, his heart sank.

After widening his eyes for a moment, he felt cold chills rushing down the spine of his body as he froze. What he was seeing was something he had never expected to see.

It was an appalling being with two faces, each facing one side of it, two arms, and four legs, it's skin a pale rotten purple and it's mouth wide open as painful groans escaped from it's lips. It was as if Gray had been shaken to the core. Almost as if two zombies had merged together to create something even more horrifying, it was as if they had evolved into one.

Fortunately, it had not noticed Gray or his presence and continued walking down the hall without stopping. It was at this moment that Gray realized now was a better time than never, so he went down the stairs. As he poked his head around the corner in order to determine where it was, his pupils dilated.

There it was, right in front of him, it's face right in front of him as it looked him right in the eyes. Suddenly, its jaws opened wide.