Chapter 140 - Progress (1/2)

The place isn't that secure at all. All we need to do is slide the huge gate at the side and we could enter it. You could easily see the white places with a lot of cement and hollow blocks on one side and gravel and other equipment in the other. The dump truck I'm looking for is there and the back hoe is already loaded in a much larger truck with a steamroller.

”Well, who would take construction equipment this early?” I thought to myself.

”Okay, clear the area first. I'll head to the back where the ones still following behind are. Kaley, cover yeah?” I said as I hopped from the back of my truck.

Katana on my right and the scabbard on my left. I slowly paced forward as I raised my blade. There's a few in front so I started on clearing them.

”Got a shooter on the back might as well save more bullets when it's possible.” I thought to myself.

Like a max level character traipsing around a bunch of level 1 noobs, the regular ones almost killed themselves to avoid me.

The rest of them went to the sides and cleared the few near the entrance while slowly stretching the perimeter where it's clear of zombies on the other side. It took us a few minutes but we made that side of the street clear with them.

”Hey, should we go to the gym and the spa too?” Mark asked.

”We could, but let's get inside this place first.” I replied as I flicked my katana then wiping it with a cloth after.

They opened the gate while my uncle drove the truck inside. I made a small scan of the area first and we headed to where their small office is located.

”Check the whole place first on any signs of those things. I don't want any surprises here.” I told the group then Mark, Jared and Tatiana made a round.

I made a couple of knocks to their office first and after a few moments of silence, I picked my way in.

I turned the lights on and I checked each table, cabinet, file and anywhere I could find something useful.

What I found were several doc.u.ments that is for contracts, a few packs of cigarettes, a small radio, a pack of gum and the newspaper from before it started.

”No one has been here since it started.” I thought to myself.

”Found the keys yet?” my uncle came inside.

”It must be in the room in that door.” I replied.

We approached the door and I knocked first.

”You're really cautious huh?” Kaley said.

”I've seen enough films where a person opens a door and a zombie is suddenly in front of them and gets killed stupidly. Who would've thought that proper etiquette can be a survival tool?” I said as I laughed.

”Well, you're right about that.” She said as she squeezed a faint smile.

I picked the lock and opened the door. It looks like a regular office and the only difference is the air conditioner at the top-right corner and the huge and comfy chair at the middle.

”Well, he's the boss. This is understandable. Though that thing could cool down the whole office alone.” I thought to myself.

I opened the drawer and then I found a family picture and the keys to the vehicles outside. Each one is labeled properly to which it goes and with its corresponding plate number on some small vehicles or trucks.

I threw the keys to my uncle and he caught it.

”Do we just take the vehicles or do we take a few items here too?” he asked.

”Hmm, let's fill half the truck with the hollow blocks in here and place some of the tools here and the cement mixer. Oh, I've noticed near the trucks that there are scaffoldings there that we could use as well. The sacks of cement on the corner should be taken too since it's easier to store rather than that mound there.” I said.

It took us a while to load everything up since my head itches everytime they misaligned a hollow block from the formation I had in mind. In the end, I'm the one who organized them perfectly while they just loaded it on the truck.

”Y'know bro, this is also a thing different from you and Oscar. We just haul everything here in a pile and take care of it in compound.” Jared said.

”Hah! Well, if you organize them nicely, you could squeeze about 20-30% making the haul more substantial.” I replied while I place each one perfectly.

”Hey, are we taking that steamroller as well? Or we just leave it here?” my uncle asked.

”Nah, we take it as well. Better to have and not need than to need and not have.” I replied.