Chapter 112: The King’s Park (1/2)

*Roar*

Despite clearing the building of zombies, the group found themselves surrounded by hordes of zombies coming at them.

Quickly, Roan shouted, ”Let's go back inside.”

He looked at Cheyenne who nodded back at him.

As the only one who still had enough energy left, she stood in front of the group and whispered, ”[Warden's Gate]!”

Following her declaration, the wind in the air rustled.

*Swoosh*

The fierce wind concentrated in front of her to form two large blue gates, which color became more intense the more wind it collected.

Reaching its peak, the blue color of the gate fully covered the group and the zombie couldn't see them anymore.

*Grrrrrrrrr*

Having lost sight of their prey, the zombies snarled and smashed their bodies on the blue gates that deterred them from their prey.

One of the zombies had had enough!

*Roar!*

It opened his mouth, and a loud pulsing sound could be heard inside.

*Roar!*

By the time the sound got to its peak, a grey blast emitted from its mouth as the zombie roared.

The [Nether Blast] pierced to the gate and started a series of cracks that crumbled the gate.

Yet, after the gate fell, there was no one on the other side.

The loss of their prey left the zombies dumbfounded and their little brains couldn't graph what had just happened.

Following a period of time, they moved on and checked for another human to bite.

They had no idea that an eye was peeping at them through a nearby building

...

The Courtyard Building.

Roan's eye moved away from the entrance door and fully closed it.

Seeing this, Nico asked, ”Have they gone?”

A while back, after Cheyenne had activated her technique, she had urged them to silently escape, while she still powered her technique.

After the group had left, she had timed herself and left just before the zombie used its [Nether Energy] to destroy her gates.

Following the question thrown at him, Roan replied, ”Yes. They wouldn't attempt to break in.”

The plan to escape by hiding behind a cover was first offered by Sierra, who knew about the habits of zombies.

Zombies were relentless creatures that always wanted to infect any living being they see.

However, they had to see them or smell them, but since the smell of blood was all over Aztec, it would be hard for them to pick out specific scents.

So, all the group had to take care of was the zombie's sight!

Cheyenne did just that, and the group had to escape to the entrance door at their left without making a single noise.

It was intense and possibly the defining moment of their entire life, as if they hadn't escaped, they would have been drowned in the endless swarm of zombies.

Going back to their room, the group sat in a circle on the grass while they recuperated.

”What do we do from here?” voiced Nico.

He was sure that that was the question on everyone's mind.

They needed a plan.

”We have no clear understanding of the situation! But looking back, it is possible the tremor we felt previously was related to this zombie outbreak,” explained Roan.

Being the son of the king, he was required to use his brain all the time.

He had been put through multiple made-up scenarios that resembled this and has been examined countless times.

So, he was able to reach a conclusion based on what he had seen.

That time, when they felt the tremors, they had ignored it, deeming it as meaningless as they were no alarms sounded after that.

However, when they thought back on it, it was very easy for them to link the sound with the start of the zombie outbreak.

It could even be that the zombies broke past the gate and the soldiers were all converted before they had the chance to sound the alarm!

This would also mean that the outbreak was more serious than it looked as the zombies would possibly have someone capable of breaking past the gates on their side.

Roan shared his thoughts with the rest, ”...based on all these possible facts, it is quite likely that nowhere is safe. There was only a handful [Gray-Eye Zombies] out of the one we met, but I can bet that there would be many roaming the streets.”

”But we can't stay, can we?” groaned Jaya as she felt a massive headache coming her way.

”Yes, we can't stay. If we do that, we would be leaving our fate to lady luck. Moreover, we have to gain an understanding of this invasion. It is key to our survival,” stated Roan.

His speech made Cheyenne confused as it seemed to coil around, forming a second, ”So, what are you suggesting?”

”Simple. We have to go out. Whether we like it or not! It is the only way, but----”