180 Uninvited Guests 3 (1/2)

Mellissa had been following a horde of carriers since dusk.

There were times that she would get ambushed by stragglers when not paying attention, but with the help of the short sword Jun gave her, she could kill any carrier that targeted her with relative ease.

After squatting for so long while leaning on the wall, she peeked around the corner to check if the horde was still chilling at the highway.

The serene atmosphere at the alleyway disappeared when Mellissa heard Reena's voice from the wireless earphone on her left ear.

”We're in position. You can start now,” Reena said, then added, ”Be careful.”

Mellissa smiled after hearing Reena's worried voice. Then murmured a simple 'thank you' before casually walking out of the alley.

”Hey!” Mellisa shouted as loudly as she could to catch every carrier's attention in the vicinity. ”Dipshits! I'm here!”

The carriers nearby heard her shouts and noticed the jumping human shouting in different directions.

When some of the walkers started running, Mellissa slowly retreated to the alley.

She wanted to make sure that these rotters will follow her.

After she became sure that she would get chased by a horde and not a group of carriers, she finally started running.

The alleyway was narrow, and it could only accommodate at least four people comfortably walking side-by-side. That estimation was already included in the plan which allowed for Mellissa to lure the carriers calmly.

The plan Jun made was simple.

When Jun learned that the red vortex occasionally releases carriers, he thought of a plan to use them as a distraction.

Only as a distraction.

No matter how outnumbered humans are, they could easily make a plan to salvage any situation.

Even if hundreds of R0 Carriers charged at them wave after wave, as long as someone had enough stamina and energy to fight, they could still survive.

Unless a group of Hunters with a few Destroyers joins the fray, R0 Carriers would just become free experience for everyone.

After taking the next turn, Mellissa made a dead sprint to reach the next corner, where Reena was waiting for her.

The two nodded their heads when they met up.

”I'm tired,” Mellissa stated before running towards a nearby house. She went inside with ragged breaths and locked the door.

At this time, Reena trash-talked the carriers by calling them 'Little Muffins'.

Since she wasn't that athletic, she chose to run ahead after attracting the horde.

She ran while swinging her arms back and forth as if it was her first time running around.

Like a dog chasing its tail, the horde of carriers behind mindlessly followed the leading chasers because they could hear loud sounds coming in front.

To distract the carriers from catching up to her while at the same time, to attract them to follow her, Reena lit a long string of firecrackers and threw them when she's turning a corner.

The growls of the carriers echoed loudly in the area. Nearby survivors who were scavenging ran away without looking back.

On the Municipal Plaza...

The sounds of firecrackers rang endlessly in the distance.

The guest at the party thought that Marcus prepared a fireworks display and started praising him.

Though confused, Marcus accepted their praise with a thick-face. The more he got praised, the richer his mood becomes.

With all the praise he received, he couldn't help but glanced at the caterer feeling pleased.

The caterer acted normally even though he doesn't know what's happening.

As everyone walked out of the event hall, the security personnel guarding the perimeter stopped them and asked them to stay inside.

Marcus slapped the man, grabbed his shirt's collar then pulled him closer.

”That's for blocking the way. I think you're someone new so I'll let it pass. Just be careful from now on, I don't give second chances.”

Marcus patted the man's shoulder, then proceeded to walk outside. He looked up the skies and waited for the blooming fireworks, but it never came.