Chapter 45: Resolve (1/2)

It was only an hour later when Sissa finally calmed down a bit.

”Thank you, little brother.” Sissa said as she wiped the tears in her face.

”Are you the one who put him to rest?” Sissa continued.

Nile nodded his head. ”I'm sorry.”

”No, it's alright. I'm extremely grateful for what you did. Seeing my boy becoming a zombie is more hurtful than seeing him resting in peace.” Sissa said as she stood up.

She glanced around and pluck some white flowers on the surrounding before she put it on the mound.

Sissa continued as she pointed at the Acacia Tree. ”Little brother, could you write the name of my boy there?”

Nile nodded his and said. ”Of course.”

He drew out the katana from the saya and waited for a while.

Sissa found a piece of rock and started to scribble on the ground.

After she finished writing on the ground, Nile nodded his head as he started to transfer the letters to the Acacia Tree.

She is using some strange characters, but Nile somehow understood it.

”Crispin.”

That was the name of Sissa's son.

Sissa got curious and asks Nile what had really happened.

Nile recounted the story on how he met the kid. He omitted the part on how he killed the zombie, of course.

Sissa ask if Nile also saw her husband inside. Nile answered that he only saw the kid.

There are bodies everywhere on there, but he really did not have the time to inspect them one by one.

Nile proposes that they should go to the Kanor Department Store and search for her husband's body, at least.

Sissa agreed.

As the zombie's around the area is already cleared by Nile, their journey is uneventful.

Still, if there are zombie's wandering around, Nile will not have a problem neutralizing them.

When they arrived at the Department Store, Nile thought that Sissa might not be able to see things on here as she is just a half-step Level One° Human.

Nile guided Sissa as they arrive at the upper floors. Before the search, Nile decided to search for a flashlight first.

He then realizes another problem. Will the flashlight still work?

He contemplated a bit and remembered that the flashlight that Ombit and others are still working.

Nile suddenly felt confusion. If the batteries are no longer useful, how come the flashlight could still be used?

After a while, Nile found a small flashlight the size of two fingers at most.

When Nile tried to turn it on, it indeed is still working fine. Although the light is dim, it was acceptable compared to seeing nothing.

Nile gave the flashlight to Sissa.

Nile got curious. Because there are still many of that kind of flashlight, he decided to pick at least three.

The two are back-ups in case the flashlight Sissa is using will suddenly turn off.

The remaining flashlight, he opened the butt-cap and take out the battery on it. There is only one battery on there. Its size did not reach two inches in height and only a finger size in width.

There are also salty-like powder on there, but it was miniscule.

Nile arrived at the guess that maybe smaller things only have a miniscule effect for now. Maybe the reaction the System said mainly occurred on some 'big' things, while the 'smaller' things are only accidental casualties?

Well, Nile did not have something to prove it, so this thing remains a guess for now.