5 Not worth the effor (1/2)

Bound to Evil Barbare 43360K 2022-07-22

Lazar was one of the first to use this somewhat radical technique to break through this deadlock.

There was no puncture contrary to what a certain person feared and no problem to roll properly through the layer of mud on the ground.

It wasn't deep enough to stop or slow down the advancement of the massive wheels of the bus.

The passengers on the bus were fortunate to have someone as careful as Lazar.

Much luckier than some of the people who tried to imitate them afterward and who found themself stuck in the mud or suffered an accident mostly due to general panic.

These people lasted no more than 2 minutes against the creatures.

The bus was already far away.

None of the passengers saw the blood of these poor people stain the asphalt of the highway.

Being shocked to have seen such abominations, even after 20 minutes only the driver had thought of thanking Lazar for having avoided them becoming witnesses or victims of what these monsters were going to do.

”We owe you a lot. Wait a little longer and they will come to apologize for being so stupid just now. Just... Let them recover from what we just saw.”

In his rearview mirror, the bus driver saw the effect that the appearance of these monsters had on the others.

Some passengers had vomited on the floor because of disgust. Others were crying and in the most extreme cases one of them had passed out and another had a panic attack.

It didn't look good for the future if they came across things like that again.

Even for him, it was difficult to stay calm. He kept thinking about his grandchildren.

Are they safe? Did they also have to see something like that?

”I don't care if they're grateful to me or not, and that shouldn't be your priority either. You better think about your survival and nothing else right now.”

It reassured him to see that at least one person kept his composure, but it was only a facade.

Lazar is human, he could be worried too.

Two minutes ago, while checking if his phone was still working, he noticed that there was no longer any network.

He had missed 2 calls from Lana and she had left a vocal message.

He stepped over the puddles of vomit on the ground and went to sit at the bottom of the bus in his seat.

The annoying guy he kicked in the face chose this precise moment to talk to him.

”I just wanna say that I'm sorry to have...”

”Don't care, get out of my way.”

Having tasted the sole of the shoes of Lazar earlier and not wanting to repeat the experience he obeyed with annoyance in his gaze.

'The only reason I came to apologize is that you seem to know what you're doing, jerk.'

Lazar knew very well what this guy was thinking, but he just didn't give a damn about such an insect.

He sat down, put on his headphones and turned on the vocal message.

At the instant he pressed the play button he began to hear people screaming, sounds of explosions as well as howls which were obviously not human.

He was afraid to understand what this message was for and unfortunately, it was what he thought...

'You know what's happening in the world. The situation is ugly for me too and I will not lie to you, I'm gonna die...

His throat tightened.

...I was just coming back home from work by car and suddenly we were all surrounded. People around me are being slaughtered, as soon as I look up I see someone lose his life. I could have fought... But if you could see what's going on around me you would have understood that it's lost in advance. I don't know how it goes for you and I hope you are well, even if I don't worry a lot about you knowing how resourceful you are. Anyway, please don't come here! I have a feeling that Boston is doomed! And before I go, I want you to know that I love you with all my heart Lazar.'

The message ended.

The bestial screams being easier to hear at the end, Lazar understood that she had stopped recording at the very moment preceding her death.

The second most important person in Lazar's eyes had just died...

He couldn't hold back a tear and squeezed his weapon as hard as possible.

He was furious that history repeats itself but he was aware that he couldn't have changed anything.

When his grandfather died he had sworn to kill the person responsible for it.

This time the situation was more complex...

'Sorry but not coming to Boston is impossible. I should at least try to look for your body to give you a dignified funeral. Even if I have to kill everything on my way.'

Basically, Lazar wanted to return to Boston to say goodbye to Lana before returning to his homeland. But with the Apocalypse, leaving the United States was out of the question and going to Boston had become the right thing to do.

Sensing that it wasn't the right moment to come to speak to him when they saw that Lazar was tightening the handle of his blade, nobody came to speak to him.

That was all the better.

Even saddened by Lana's death, he was still paying attention to what was going on around him and he didn't like what he saw.

'Seeing that I made the right choice, it looks like they expect me to become their leader. If they want me to guide them and put myself at the service of the group, they are sticking their fingers in the eye. We certainly don't have the same goals and sacrifice myself for them... not worth it.'

Not knowing where to go, the driver had preferred to bypass Philadelphia to go through a road where a gas station was located.

She was in sight and he was already preparing to change lanes to find a place to park.

A woman suddenly started shouting in the bus.

A man saw the same thing as her and yelled at the driver not to stop.

For an unknown reason, the passengers having barely recovered from their nausea began to vomit again.