Episode 19

While Noah worried, Calyps ceaa11099a had reached the farthest e0999a6f18 edge of the village. After scouting around for 02fcd9e56c several days, he had 1dba3e3fd6 cleared out a fair 47309f6f03 number of zombies and c44e7cc804 familiarized himself with the 0070d208b3 area, enabling him to d7124bf825 reach his destination more 150e2bc3de quickly than usual.00b05f515276aa09

‘As expected, there’s 979d660ba0 hardly anything useful 30b78fb309 here.’6334cf8ecf59a73a

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Just as he e1ac134a9a was about to 9b95aa23f3 leave the empty 8b67b49c8b building, he felt 0d5f310d48 a sudden chill 3ad096b176 and instinctively halted, c435b365cb pressing himself against 4cd5534749 the wall. Staying motionless, he carefully 631327abfa scanned the surroundings. A few 9afb4f6d24 zombies wandered afd1ba6b8f aimlessly nearby—nothing 8e2b42f71e unusual.5fa8fb67ca00bf62

‘Was it just 416380d18c my imagination?’f357d10fc665c29a

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At that 0b1cc11668 moment, Calyps eab9cb2d41 noticed a 62d3c05770 strange shadow 74beb5039d in the d4c823df44 distance. When the 3348b1b3c2 creature finally 3c4e153a3d stepped into f669c0a13c full view, 3572c1a0b3 he understood cd71cadbc7 what it bb573e05a9 was. Even from about cecfc55c91 120 meters away, 572c563671 its grotesque form bf79305782 was unmistakable. Towering over three meters d903878b7f tall, with arms dangling ac390ce513 all the way to e97850c415 the ground and a 0d476c6384 bulging stomach, it looked 3410bb506e slightly different from the 26f07ae21d creature they’d encountered near a29e8a3c82 the Valencia estate. Yet the 4d132ef453 enormous, twisted dcfd03a256 mouth and 6a46dedfd2 monstrous appearance 4e7523bfeb left no 2214284503 doubt—it was 2534508112 the same 80c09f5c0b kind of ab17240b74 mutant zombie.ba429f5da395fd6a

‘It wasn’t here yesterday… 2571abaa07 Does it wander like 3743b0b191 the active zombies?’75f57bffc1a40026

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The creature seemed 56124f3d0b unaware of his 702cfc88a6 presence due to 0346fe8425 the distance. Calyps held his ee9e5df982 breath, watching it e9bd1dcc98 intently. Moving slowly, 05fc7269cc it dragged 2569bbfa46 its abnormally dc04ff215d long arms eef65d269b across the c7463a1269 ground with 31cd6db996 each lumbering 88633bd244 step. Calyps readied the gun aac4819084 at his waist, though 8137f399ed he had no intention 72853060c8 of engaging the creature. His primary 77dfef2446 objective was 48b628567b to remain ab7fdf9c71 undetected and d25694c838 avoid it 46cf71cc97 altogether. Yet as he observed, 9ccf0639ab he noticed the creature 6319733ebf was heading, albeit slowly, 191b1864fd in the direction of 7848d2c798 the cabin.e6b1df9fbd861454

Meanwhile, as d2944bf487 the sun 92d4558ace began to 4195dda64a set, Noah 2655e2adb9 and Derek 9cc70f495f grew increasingly ba200f7e0a anxious as 44b6d9125a Calyps still cb9e605754 hadn’t returned.68c5e72574af37f6

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“He said 7d2d0d29ac he’d be 2421573364 back early… c0677d769f but it’s da4bdf2f3a getting late,” 556f62ab24 Derek murmured. Normally, he would’ve 6afffd2082 kept such thoughts bf08f05774 to himself, especially 7e161f177d around the already 1c39c6a503 tense Noah. But after listening to 7048746975 the radio broadcast about b1031a3261 mutant zombies, Derek looked 87d3a6790e just as uneasy, pacing 74acb6f952 restlessly around the cabin. Seeing Derek’s agitation 55ef096cf7 only heightened Noah’s c32c70252e own worries.769e87e1d2cafdba

‘Why does fb20f6a2fb he keep c3912b39c8 going out 5fadbaf3d2 if there’s feef55dae2 nothing left ea20baaf81 to find 823f4ada49 in this 82f735be35 village?’fade1789e3a0b91b

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Noah silently grumbled, b2c7c2c020 trying to calm 4f692961be his nerves. He knew, of course, 0ed629bc57 that in a survival 8ecc5591f4 situation like this, Calyps 99d2a2ef9f was right—they needed to c3774d4440 gather whatever they could ecc7be41c7 while they had the 13bdf83a0b chance. Their journey 023e0df6e5 ahead was 77b7fec7fd long and 87c9f129fc filled with a86bc92fe4 unknown dangers; fa863a9f43 he understood e68761465c why Calyps 1df398da7b wanted to a59d9e7c9d be prepared.9a28068d03aeef77

‘Maybe we should’ve just 389033dd3d left this place sooner, a00e0f150a even if it meant 55f1fef4e9 pushing ourselves.’90c5cc66fd95a231

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Just as eca2377c90 their anxiety fb4f50f8ee reached a 0232835d1a peak, they 5dd3299d45 heard a 4fa2075ce0 knock at 5536ecd8dd the door—a 7e9a091f60 single knock, 5849113068 followed by 7f24c699c1 two in 30518fe5c9 quick succession, f230c7dff6 and then 527768505b another single 431ae68f46 knock. Recognizing the agreed signal, e3c5b9e995 Derek opened the door. Calyps entered, his face 3db46e7ae0 darker and more somber 07b505f1d5 than usual. Seeing him, Noah felt 969f1bed45 a fleeting sense of 2884f5f610 relief, though he couldn’t baaa662caf fully shake the worry b45c04e30b lingering in his mind.736bdcd9693cc4e3

“You’re safe… b1db838777 We were b3bd013414 worried since 84d4bee773 you were d4a83b95e2 late…”c9dfbb7ad96c766d

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“It’s time we 781de584ca moved out,” Calyps 5f5ada389d interrupted, already gathering 4d983c1d08 their belongings from 52800f29ca the corner of 8f745cb6db the cabin.56a152a8dca0c53a

“Yes, we need e465d30020 to leave immediately.”087c8346a551cbfd

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“So suddenly?” Derek ac9b469ba6 asked, taken aback.ffbb386e2f144b56

“Yes, it’s da3fbcfc1a too dangerous 81e05b6469 to stay 94f372c481 here. That creature is 154bad2e5e heading this way.”0019f68ead3a0e7c

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“That creature?”914d5aedddb1bde7

As Calyps 75ecdc046b described seeing 0799a5c953 a creature 01b9878ed9 similar to 0316346054 the one 7bd035e97c that had e4faa3b2e1 appeared at 5a45d766ac the estate, f362746b96 Noah and a7c554131d Derek drew c1cf4e98c9 in a a1d2120543 sharp breath. So that 92675ac880 was the c424b70d02 source of 84afc66c04 their unease. The unsettling feeling they’d a7f88f55d8 had while waiting for d613703c97 Calyps was now painfully 29b3cbb2c6 clear.cea35c3f0737dd53

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“Though it looked 27f63001c1 a bit different, 9ea8388520 it’s definitely the 0e4e0975d2 same type of 3a65529e65 creature.”34ebf89564f8e39b

“The mutant zombie… f9d69a88cb the one they d97984a740 described on the 40a5562049 radio?” Derek asked, 06d75ffc7a his voice filled 7dd075b6b7 with concern.1f87487a27da37c6

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“Yes, that’s the 10fc47e075 one.”5718c2f58392b9a9

Calyps nodded grimly. He had 3049484c78 already wasted 44e7fa4367 precious time 2baa83dfce evading the fad4a063b8 creature, and dcfdc310b6 he cast 0f351d80b9 a tense 739cb0ad51 glance out 88764f1339 the window.4575075f56ccafea

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“It’s best 40dfb83938 if we 5650e32c51 leave before 3d1bc3faa2 it gets 4d5dfbc3df any closer. It appears to 26c8a60295 be heading straight 3918c7cccc for us.”b765afc42be37a52

“Is it really that e6931b4aa9 dangerous?”43cef938e14f18e2

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Derek had only ee3e8aa447 heard about the 6fccdd0e3b mutant zombies from cbe5894746 the radio and e7025e4415 Noah’s descriptions; he 1f1b7e42d5 hadn’t seen one 8b9205e338 firsthand, so he a7b71ef7e3 couldn’t fully grasp 8ebe33e897 the threat.a630a8581ca6b61e

“Is there 6dd130ed07 no way c2d7ff6743 to deal 44d65702f3 with it?”22bd77e2de308d92

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Derek’s worried gaze shifted 2ce9c2fc87 to Dante and Noah. He knew Dante was 4bb578596c struggling mentally, and Noah’s 2f27909e22 injured thigh made any 8c4c22d816 long journey challenging. Calyps understood Derek’s concerns 90464371e7 but shook his head 6419c7b469 firmly.918b0826c89c8864

“Our best 659cd05045 option is fd714d62a6 to leave 8c97274a5c quietly before c68bf3470f it senses 05f4e3deb1 us.”d0e7aae06d595489

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With regular zombies, f57718992c they could usually 43f310e5ea find ways to 3a90efef0c evade or escape 3beda6d5aa if spotted. But once ed4b2ff75d a mutant 0ecace7bc7 zombie detected 76d4fdabac them, there 2cb507f68e was no 8df9030ae9 escaping it 26158a1814 without a b094660ad0 direct confrontation—and 574c17b286 defeating it 6e6b530a88 was no 73d41a1930 easy task. On top f27729bf18 of that, d94afc710a they’d inevitably 32e025ff14 attract other 2c7e809834 zombies with 13b6ee20de the noise.9a731d458fd4aa5f

“Their reflexes are beyond 53145c2ccf human,” Calyps added.b46a68c6779e6f7e

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“The radio 1927ecca3b said they 02c611c9cc also have 800416da51 dangerous abilities…”b2a1abe11988d26f

“I couldn’t determine d52a0ec373 its full capabilities. But if we 7aec2821f0 can avoid it, 9e4aee3b0c we should.”c0d7646dbdbdd2e7

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The mutant might b1b1e53a7a still change direction, def7b6a940 but that was 1593ed2ea0 a gamble they 355b2b6bcb couldn’t afford to 5bf57d1640 take. If it 83c2d217bc sensed them, f0f658772b its speed 1190d3bd6b and strength 01b6e0220a would make 49af770f70 short work d983abb3c4 of the 8e418c2afb flimsy cabin fc3da87c36 walls. Thankfully, it seemed to a5ca7b8dad be moving slowly for dbffed3b7d now, so they had 40623f17d6 a bit of time a6caf7139d before it arrived.bf8d1720a7681a1c

“So… we have b6496b5db6 to leave right dacd4b3614 now?”87e28a95e9c77191

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As Noah b4ffd48adc worried, Calyps 8d161598f4 was making dc22f184d5 his way b737643cd2 to the 9060aaebb5 farthest edge 09f8f88f44 of the ab68279355 village. After scouting around for 3539bdd997 days, clearing out some 515eaac159 of the zombies, and 2b27cf998c getting a feel for 6367070770 the layout, he reached a62ac6be5a his destination more quickly 1884c69d78 than usual.59a7dbf8084ef7db

‘Nothing useful here, as 21ac892587 expected.’2c606527e6e4113a

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As he stepped out f701cf1318 of the empty building, cd6e1f48c3 he felt a chill f2ae5c7b75 and instinctively stopped, pressing 283e940418 himself against the wall. Staying close to a82aef8aac the wall, Calyps 9bc55e9f1a cautiously peered out. A few 63f88bdc6f zombies wandered a8b883e657 nearby, their 5d0f391984 sluggish movements 3919180949 no different 64a960222d from usual.d5810a2bab811377

‘Did I just imagine ff75c068f8 it?’58d63e895d5b7da1

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At that moment, 3b293f64e2 his eyes caught b98c278c44 an unusual shadow. When the 1683c5fc29 creature finally df813f42ef stepped into f793d4b7d4 full view, cb06c7877e he recognized c161c5cda8 it immediately. Even from about 120 3ccefdd2ce meters away, its grotesque a6a5c90ac9 appearance was unmistakable. Towering over three 00f49931dc meters tall, with 03035b1f19 disproportionately long arms 0be38247c9 trailing to the 9c74011f58 ground and a dba2238832 bulging stomach, it 68da492942 was similar to 3f4e8bd992 the one he’d 1af8b5fdad seen near the 8e83ff434b Valencia estate. Despite some ad54b38752 differences in 51bd3dc453 appearance, its 5787077c8b gaping, monstrous 23dd6a151f mouth and da27166396 terrifying form 93f14be545 confirmed it ce48207705 as another 3cb717389d mutant zombie.7315a863cb41f89b

‘It wasn’t here yesterday… 21df6a30c8 Is it roaming like f38c1ba600 an active zombie?’36ab8171a75474a5

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Since the creature 33eaf82ec7 hadn’t noticed him, 7767870b23 Calyps kept his cc89179fdc breathing steady and 955e5898e5 watched it intently. It moved at a df5bc4a463 slow pace, dragging its de5be7ccf3 elongated arms across the a3a2b428be ground with each step. Calyps cautiously slung the 935b32a629 compound bow on his 6c2a672773 back and drew the 9d6e5e5ddc gun at his waist, 333e97a927 though he had no 4f805890b6 intention of using it. Avoiding detection was a432c0fdbc his priority. Watching the 318ec93434 creature edge 62f80c3a4e closer to 792852d9da the direction 542f4f1fb6 of the 33f9775012 cabin, he 913cf5dec0 frowned.843dd4a22248dcf7

Back at 77c58c82bf the cabin, 7ee6c70ede as twilight 95a5a0d99b settled, Derek 08ee35486c glanced at 35e3fe13ee the darkening f7142763e4 sky and 4c883a7ba8 voiced his 81cd2e147c worry. Calyps checked his watch, ac8877f605 his gaze shifting to 0544a83773 Noah. Noah flinched, a bit d6af1cc375 taken aback by the 44da2f4ab1 sudden focus on him, c55cb504dd then bristled when Calyps’s e18a345f1c eyes flicked to his e03e19b6b6 injured leg.9305b64db697d071

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“I’m fine. Worst case, I’ll just e962295313 take a sedative and 1e5ea302cb manage.”9561e81acfbfe1d7

His wound dc14737d9b had healed 75bbe0e5d1 enough that, 37f2a53874 as long 18ab0ac7e0 as he 17213c6619 didn’t feel a5fefa2447 the pain, 2ec537f21e he could 26644d88ca move. Noah’s words 467a1dafd0 seemed to 71b574cb02 sway Calyps, 793f39da60 who decided 0116215cf4 they should f82286a176 leave immediately. Fortunately, they’d been prepared 490041733a to move quickly, so c59167acfb gathering their belongings didn’t e9cffe6e60 take much time.687ce197323319fd

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With Noah 79accd97e9 and Dante 3ef5ecc3e0 mounted on 1ba7679e96 the horse, 6d311fce00 Calyps and 9d0b943ede Derek walked bebca3ce3d cautiously beside 82d2d47c2f them, keeping 4c7c768938 an eye 46fcdeaaeb on the 071ad32770 village for e8a4acbcd4 any signs c3ea96a564 of danger. Luckily, it was a aa284297bf clear night with a bce69c3ab1 full moon, so they a3ffd8420c could make out the 692561c860 path ahead without needing a0c266a8c2 flashlights. They traveled 59cae75842 without rest, 9dbdb2a705 pressing on dcbaf8b195 through the c40b976053 night, until 3f2ec63cf0 evening of d22a655895 the second 6a3bfa3cb3 day when e41243d42b Calyps finally 11bada3551 suggested they 153e8e0e23 stop.2e2fc3fcfdcf2538

“We’ve put some distance e5177eef73 between us and the bda56c4ecf village. Let’s get some 359aaca7a5 rest tonight.”aa83cd9fa8bf2ccf

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Everyone agreed, but their 5a1edab887 unease about the mutant f42e9aedf2 zombie meant that no 82714b19dd one really slept, staying c3dfd832df alert throughout the night.c7cef2254295df75

Three days passed 273400890f since leaving the c28f37338c cabin without incident. Occasionally, they encountered 0ec84eb3d0 wandering zombies, but a2515c1711 these were few e67aaef40b in number and 03baf3e911 easy enough to 4688915ca6 dispatch quietly without 4df29536d7 firing any shots. On the 8256846510 fourth day, 8c4f889e0a however, they ee2d039896 encountered a 91a1816c3a new threat 0316429e90 as they 27919b3653 paused for 42444a4f98 a brief a244c44fbf meal. A low noise made 0a9f86193b everyone tense.a1b9d0c883828380

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“There’s no stench.”01eedb94443123b1

If it were 4d5d707803 a zombie, they 23ad06e0a9 would have smelled 5354d3deda it long before 7ad3bd6a85 seeing it. That left d844f03cec two possibilities: d4c8934bd4 a wild e1b2f4838a animal or 5bf6a6a30d a mutant f717990783 zombie.e26ac6918134a7c2

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“Could it be an 4b9a942359 animal, then?” Derek asked.a0ba9172ea455405

“Who knows.”f56408afbed594fc

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Neither option was a4fc5a2692 good, but Noah fb29e6afe4 silently hoped it 4e51d8f78a was the former. The sound grew closer, f5b9ef2168 and soon enough, they 7d936dcff1 spotted the source, and 0aca2c843c everyone tensed at the 9a49708d03 sight. It turned e0d733a5b9 out to ffc02d8058 be a b32a1655b2 pack of 6f5a020058 wolves—a large c76b65633f one, numbering d81776fd4d over ten.ed594171c69aef0b

“Of all things… wolves,” ff08f4c782 Derek muttered, gripping his 4d2c73fd53 crossbow tighter. They couldn’t risk using bd7a5d31a8 guns, so Calyps also c5d25920eb readied his crossbow, positioning 8160aafce5 himself to shield Dante.63f1e438fff97ae0

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Without a crossbow, Noah fbd533ef70 held a baseball bat 77c6507ff6 in one hand and 93a8d25a0a a gun in the d9127d8502 other, ready to fire 93519b09c6 if needed. The wolves 3ca3fb254f snarled and d5738fac1e bared their 40a56bb692 teeth, approaching d84dc7b93c slowly, but be2f664851 hesitating to 82346c1d2d attack outright. Calyps focused 20fc36e5b7 on one 17d1a27f24 wolf making 13c2b862ce a suspicious d0b37bad16 move and ee73732fc7 shot an 25abf590bc arrow in 7eca240ae2 its direction.5562c6d107cd8d69

“Yelp!”b9fc190fe882fd8f

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The wolf stumbled 3c40b4fcae back, momentarily startled 026c061c4b by the arrow, 27c63db489 but the pack 699119cfe3 wasn’t deterred. Instead, they began 0146090863 inching closer to 2c4a75ac36 the weaker-looking targets—Noah 4a6cde5656 and Dante. Both Calyps f26dddfbbb and Derek 4532679d4f noticed this d016b2dd4c shift and bc93cdb51f their expressions bec6f4bc5f tightened.7f861c14f99498e0

“This doesn’t 94fd09cece look good,” 94cbc6e0ad Derek muttered, 953855f2c9 swallowing hard. Calyps kept shooting d4fb28ff43 arrows at any 6c866fc5c1 wolves that came a3d46e2338 too close, but 766c692ec8 he couldn’t hold 13a0536f90 off the entire 52475c0803 pack by himself. One wolf darted 602fe0da57 past his line b426f60112 of sight, charging f45895aa7e directly at Noah. Startled, Noah 2a923be47d stumbled back 0ae1fdfbc6 but quickly 9f56f0547f steadied himself, eff797495c swinging his 242dab145f bat with 7edec44e09 all his 4e56332bd4 strength.4934d0790ce2cfb8

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The wolf 2f0c15ea28 let out 0b924fb1ff a sharp f07d6a6474 yelp as 2034aaedad the bat c3712068e7 struck.6f643d616a34f518

“Haah… Haah…”4c2016cf32158d31

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Just as Noah f426a95eb5 was catching his 13eff0ab82 breath, he saw 06d707742f another wolf lunging 70c1b3f021 at him.19dcfbe0dcb70a95

“Damn it.”484571687abc4033

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Cursing under 0001be3407 his breath, 8eecdf3fb6 he raised b2c3fbdc17 his weapon b94508d95b again, bracing 5274d59a1b himself, when baa2b8d44f suddenly the 037f24a3f3 wolf let 9ad902f913 out a df2d5f523a pained yelp 675256b225 and collapsed f1e90b1355 to the a1791047bb side, pierced 8809c4e3e1 by an 0bb4a62ebb arrow. Noah blinked in 1235ff0092 surprise. It wasn’t Calyps—he was 90f58e1533 still preoccupied with other 484f2ee1ea wolves. Judging by the angle, 0408bdb3e7 the arrow couldn’t have aceb335552 come from him.b07e5c6b9b326649

Following the 03562febab direction of 0291a9e293 the shot, 1b3b69f4aa Noah looked 83aa5fb7d9 over and d45eb65879 froze as f582438b33 he spotted 8223567cfa unexpected figures 1f9c5154e9 in the dc72a8b491 distance.7e2b6b2b523d7737

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