Chapter 457 - PO-TA-TOES! - Migration (1/2)

It took me a few moments before I calmed down once again but I was later informed that Tatiana found them in one of the rooms in the sleeping quarters.

”Oh, so it wasn't on display then?” Kaley asked.

”Yeah, aside from the staves on display, most of the quality of the weapons in the main temple was not up to par from those two. I mean, they could still be used to stab or smash heads but if we're talking about this guy, he'd only take those two to his armory, correct?” Tatiana explained.

”Yeah, we already came across a few more swords on display but most of them were just ornamental. These two however are something else, nice find- no, great f.u.c.k.i.n.g find. I guess I don't only owe Jared and Alex for bringing us here. Have you been to the other areas? You came from the other side, right?” I asked, smiling.

”There wasn't much to find in the other shrines but I've never been to the storage areas.” Tatiana replied.

”So, we aren't taking some of the weapons home?” Ibarra added.

”Hmm? Oh, we'll take what could fit on our Raptor and maybe we'll come back depending on what's in the storage room. These two here are quite special but we'd be taking some staves for the quality of the wood used and some swords for reference if some at the compound wanted something similar.” I replied.

After that short talk, we made our way to the storage room and we mostly discovered food items. Most of the perishables like their vegetables have rotted to the point of mold forming on them but the ones that survived were dried meat and fish alongside a few sacks of beans and rice.

Surprisingly, a few sacks of potatoes survived. Some of them were outgrowing the sack they were in like the sack of onions we found growing leaves.

”PO-TA-TOES! Boil 'em, mash 'em, put 'em in a stew!'” I exclaimed, chuckling after.

”...” the three were looking at me weirdly.

”You three need to watch more movies, I can't be the only quoting movies here! It's gonna be part of our training in the future!” I exclaimed, joking.

After a while, the Raptor was full of supplies and we were now driving back home alongside Mark and Marvin's group that came in after calling them. There were just too many items to pass up even from the stores outside so it was better to haul them now because it would be a while before we even drive to this place again.

Aside from the mobile phone store, there was a woodworking shop a few meters away and we got a haul of high and good quality wood for building materials. We also managed to procure a few sacks of flour, sugar, salt, and the like from the bakeries right next to us and a few dozen tires that were brand new from a shop just around the corner.

We were just about to reach the People's Park where we discovered Ibarra when I heard Kaley and Jared firing shot after shot. The vehicles in front of us started to slow down and I looked at the mirrors to see what was going on. There was a look of dread on their faces and even Mikhail was wearing a solemn expression.

We eventually went to a full stop as I asked what happened.

”They're here bro, the ones from Iskoh's place...” Jared said.

”The one that killed Cruz and the others. Three of them came from that small bridge and their stance made me remember them.” Kaley added.

”They were running straight for us as they vaulted over the cars on the bridge but the last one started zigzagging and it took a couple more shots than necessary.” Jared continued.

”Shit, it all happened too fast. I was adjusting the sacks when they started firing.” Mikhail chimed.

”F.u.c.k, you sure you gunned them down, right? Let's f.u.c.k.i.n.g triple-tap those f.u.c.kers.” I mentioned as we backed up and started to drive towards them.

Unlike the sprinters, these evolved ones, which I'm not exactly sure of, I referred to as ferals were several times more dangerous than the former. Not only could they exhibit movements that could far exceed what the sprinters could do, they actually had the sense to avoid obstacles that the early sprinters were usually smashing onto.

I could only tie it with because of the higher amount of stress their bodies were being put through despite the decay, they needed to maintain their bodies. It was because one tear in their muscles could tear their whole leg down if they applied the movements they were doing with their bodies.

However, back then, we encountered one that had no regard for its own well-being as it just smashed and dove its body into the dry-wall and glass partitions inside the hospital we cleared before. It could be a different one or an irregular but it definitely could take more damage than its predecessor.

This was the first time Mark and Marvin's groups saw them and I was sure that some of them managed to catch a glimpse from behind the vehicles they brought. The ones who did were wearing solemn expressions but a few were showing excitement on their faces. I shook my head and started explaining that this was not a game.

”Okay, before you wish to encounter them, make sure to not fight them at close quarters or you'll be torn apart. Fighting them up close and personal should be your last resort because one swipe from them and it's all over. The last time we encountered them, we saw one of them just lopped a guy's head off in one backhand. They got more than just speed, remember that.” I reminded the group.