35 Why Do You Sound Afraid Too? (1/2)

3 AM.

A convoy of three vehicles are moving along a rough forest road deep inside the forest.

Leo was busy looking at his map, checking for any nearby hostiles, like a mutated beast who can threaten the group, of course if he was alone, he wouldn't be even this focused on keeping a lookout but he does not want to be careless and endanger the others following him, especially that they are in the middle of a dark woodland with the only source of light are the vehicles headlight.

The others are instead feeling uncomfortable and scared, with different thoughts swimming through their minds.

'Why are we going along this dark forest? I'm scared'

'We are already a little deep inside, is there a based or something like a camp here stationed here?'

'This place is super creepy and scary, I think I'm getting paranoid as I keep seeing silhouettes of people along the road, ha-ha. They couldn't be zombies, right?'

Everyone was feeling fidgety and scared as they didn't know where they are currently headed especially being surrounded by an almost total darkness.

A few minutes later…

”Halt!” Leo shouted as he raised his hand upwards.

All vehicles came to a screeching halt, Leo jumped down from the tank followed by Alex.

Just as Leo landed on the ground, he remembered something terrible ”Crap! I forgot to bring my car. Argh, that was my first car here! Geez, nevermind” he thought and didn't know if he should instead laugh or cry.

Getting down from the car, Isaac ordered James and Edward to keep a look out around the surroundings using their torch lights. Isaac told the others to just stay where they are and not come down and just wander around. All of them listened to him as no one really wants to get out as they felt safer being inside the vehicles.

After Isaac told them what to do, he immediately made his way towards Leo and asked respectfully ”B-boss, what are we doing here in the middle of nowhere”

”We're here to go camping like boys scouts….. Of course, I'm bringing you guys to the basecamp” Leo said with an eyeroll.

Isaac just smiled and didn't say anything as noticed that he looks angry at something.

”Now then..Pick up all of the supplies you can pick and follow me!” Leo walked towards where the newcomers are and shouted.

All of them hurriedly listened to him as they buzzed around, some got down from the vehicles and some the guys went to the truck and picked up supplies on passed it on to those below and this happened multiple times until almost everyone is packed with holding supplies and they waited around Leo.

”Dylan, come here” Leo called out to him.

”Sir, i mean boss” Dylan came over quickly.

”Wait there” Leo said as he went over toblindspot where they can't see him and took out something, it was the axe he used before back in LA.

”Here” Leo walked over to him and handed the axe to Dylan.

”Thanks Boss” Dylan said, grateful and a little bit excited, after all he was really worried about his safety by not having a weapon, after all he doesn't have anyone left to depend on anymore with his parents missing making him worried sick and just getting a weapon for protection lifted his mood a bit.

”It's going to fine, I'm sure they are doing fine….somewhere?” Leo patted his shoulder but with an unsure tone with his last word.

Dylan gave sad and bitter small ”I hope so” he thought.

Leo didn't know if he should laugh or cry, as he knows he sucked at consoling people like Dylan, he coughed to disperse the awkwardness and he said ”Isaac, Dylan, James, Edward, you four are responsible for protecting the sides of the group. Children and women are to stay in the middle of the group while the guys will move surround them to protect the women and children, alright? Lastly, don't separate from the group. Let's move” Leo said as he took the lead and led the way as the group tailed behind him with a few torch lights in their hands.

”Alex, go and make sure that no threats comes near us” Leo commanded.

Alex gave a nod before he disappeared within the darkness. Alex circled around the group with a distance of two hundred meters apart.

”Mark! Go and carry Olivia” Leo called out as he noticed that the mother with her children had a hard time following the rest as they are already slowly getting left behind.