Chapter 26: First Human Encounter (1/2)

Now Nile is already prepared. He got a weapon, a defensive item that could also act as a weapon. He had also scouted the area. What's left for him is to come inside the Barangay Hall or lure out the zombie that is inside it.

Nile is at the periphery of the 50 meter radius from the Barangay Hall. He is at the house where he killed the last zombie in this area.

After getting equipped with the clothes and items. Nile goes out and walks unhurriedly towards the Barangay Hall.

He plans to observe the Barangay Hall closer and see if he could determine the general location of the zombie.

As he gets closer and closer, when he is 30 meters away from the Barangay Hall, he saw flying pebble aiming towards him.

He evaded it easily and traces back to where the pebble came from.

On that location, 20 or so meters away from him. There is a man with an anxious expression looking towards him. His hands are making a 'come over here' sign with a hurried pace.

When Nile looks at the man, his eyes lit up and at the same time became slitted.

This is the first human survivor that he had encountered. Nile is glad and also felt wary at the same time. He is at an Apocalypse World after all.

Seeing that the man is beckoning for him to come over, Nile did not ignore him, as he could also see the worried look on the man's face.

Nile maintains a 5 meter distance away from the man.

The man is middle age, the man's height is slightly over Nile's shoulder. Just like Nile, you could see that he did not take a bath for a while.

His appearance, well, compared to Nile, the man's disadvantage is that Nile had taken one bath more than him.

They are both ordinary. When it was raining with ordinariness, both Nile and the Man must be close companions.

The man's build is also ordinary, the man's body is slightly bigger than Nile's. Compared to Nile's previous Hulk like appearance, the man's build will look like a child. In summary, the man is so ordinary that he is more ordinary than Nile.

Nile did not speak and only keeps his eyes on the man. He could see that the man is panting lightly. He also noticed that the man heaves a 'phew' when he comes over.

After the man recovers his breath, he glances at Nile and spoke in an ordinary tone.

”I'm glad that you listened to me. There is a strong zombie inside the Barangay Hall. You could have died if you did not come over here quickly.” Said the man, before letting out a 'phew,' again.

Nile only nodded and said ”Thank you” in an ordinary tone.

”This is not a safe place to talk, come with me.” The man said to Nile, while turning his back.

He slowly walks forward and after taking 10 steps, he glanced back only to see that Nile is still rooted in that same spot.

The man ”...”

Nile ”...”