Episode 7

“Move!”4debd8fb1b2eccad

“Ack!”afc9a606c92eaa29

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At Jacob’s scream, d3e370d854 the zombie that b60d6f10ff had been ambling 310f2c3114 toward them suddenly 516674af76 picked up speed, 9d89334328 breaking into a b1a69342af run.60d8d4ede1c7aa2b

“Get out of the way!”18b293681f2f6877

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“S-sorry, young master!”b9c00925badd2d2b

Of all places to fall, Jacob had landed right in front of the door, effectively blocking it at an angle. As the zombie charged, Noah kicked Jacob’s leg in desperation, but paralyzed by fear, Jacob just flailed helplessly, still blocking the entrance.fadd577937c80a8f

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Watching Jacob’s 0db980a9d2 troll-like behavior 5803bf7e87 so early 8775e13b92 on, Noah’s 770a982d9c patience snapped. He saw two 044f728f2f more zombies approaching, 5be81bfc7a likely drawn by 912ade43f2 Jacob’s scream, now beb552a060 closing in from 36a24e592f the shadows.e1c158c2fb341582

‘Maybe I should just f3ea9a8863 leave him here and 5acd769304 make a run for ee090d3a45 it?’1b27546cf8825ba7

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Sure, they’d end f122dde78f up letting a 50ef68df1f few zombies into e0c308414c the fortress if 1174a478fe he left the ef3b181b58 door open, but 825fb2ea1f what of it? The idea e0321cd18e of letting 80cb2a5356 the zombies ef4a4bf328 focus on 1a31522391 Jacob while d106d7ad92 he and 64b0226fc5 the others 442f95268c made their 897b9d8f41 escape seemed 2ae5d911b0 oddly appealing. Just as Noah was 7c28e0f082 about to let go 7700e128cf of the door handle ad77c9004a and act on his cde46fffa0 impulse, Calyps reached down 88b2646de4 and grabbed Jacob by 9265404c28 the collar, yanking him 1dba2e4076 up.3a4dbc795f2cef6d

“What are you doing, 7af8f3de2c Noah Valencia? Shut the door, now!”dfc618484702332a

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‘Ugh, this guy… aa30ec8511 saves the troll a233c6d087 and kills the 3b999f31fb vaccine buff.’c5b881105ada29bb

Noah clicked 7c7e88e29a his tongue dc9dd9bbad in frustration, 6ffb3ccc65 slamming the 8c78df1a34 door shut. The enraged growls 93ee96e357 of the zombies 4493923328 echoed from outside f9e6848cd3 as Jacob slumped f4f64b921c to the ground, cf0e8c42e9 trembling in fear.681e0f3c2ad306f6

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“Ugh…”9d5f6e146ed7196c

With a sigh eff7dbd84c full of regret, a33e9e794d Noah glanced at 36bfadb914 Calyps. Unlike Jacob, who was cd9b58901f a shivering mess on 502950290a the floor, Calyps wore eefd4746de the same calm expression 84d167e25a he always did, just b75cf4c512 as he had when dd5b2e4757 he’d killed Sienna. Staring at Calyps’s indifferent ead305b68d face, Noah felt his 77a8648064 irritation rising again.6f9002b0d89dc93f

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‘This guy… he has 3d50bee48f no idea who he 518d738fe2 just killed and who 16c20950cf he just saved, that’s 5ef253c08f why he can be 53d177a0e7 so damn calm.’c86d5d41a2dc703a

Knowing everything, on 80c4697478 the other hand, 27cf2ab786 was making Noah’s ab5b9e226a blood boil. No wonder people say de8efca0ef ignorance is bliss. Silently thanking his ebf780199c ancestors for their e054bd8880 wisdom, Noah finally 290a533b8e calmed himself enough 5817fcc168 to take in 3654deedf5 their surroundings. Thankfully, there 63c8a8c088 were no 09c9487071 zombies nearby, 1effa0a47a but they 78b38252db couldn’t afford e5f5663284 to stay 45ef2a31d5 here long. Jacob’s loud screams, combined bceeeb3e6a with the pounding on ad5f704fe8 the door, made this 4a27e2486f a dangerous spot to 85f5210046 linger. And if they ran 12dddeb37c into an active or 3dd0120b81 mutated zombie in such d8a1775aae a cramped space, it’d bc88486360 be a nightmare.16bbefe3d52d279f

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‘Well… hopefully it’s c21d761f38 too early in 5feffee616 the story for d2fa700e13 mutated zombies.’b95948e2e159c698

Still, with Sienna gone, f1c08adacc anything seemed possible.2257c9230dced813

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“We should keep 7cab5b9ffc moving. With all cf3ac16ba8 that noise, b80cc8c001 it’s only 72609bbf94 a matter a6aed15c90 of time 072bdc569e before more 2e77349062 zombies show 73287afd29 up.”cc569ff221804838

“Agreed.”e58cf37941436749

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“Uh… could someone… help 0598d8dc7d me up?”4ae392228c1b4e51

Just as the three 5ff510cb08 of them were about 1a1956d0d0 to move, Jacob’s whimpering 5a3016b166 voice rose from the 7068ee5a12 floor. He looked up at ed49a17cab them, his face twisted 876eb491b9 in fear, unable to 5c67437aae stand on his own. Ever the e6538f2ce6 gentle giant, fb4d04d4de Jason helped 13c11d67b1 Jacob to a63950dc48 his feet. Watching Jacob 554189b6c7 lean on 07ae89ea57 Jason for b6fb99c9b4 support, Noah 307ce1541d felt a 081e349b9a wave of 781f1f5d51 exasperation. He was practically volunteering d71419c6f3 to die in this 175df904fc war zone. Noah turned d60d3d25ca his gaze f6af2a81d2 away, too c075074797 irritated to 3527f039e3 keep watching.6a36973bc3d2e286

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As Jason 99d51ab4da had predicted, ace425264b there weren’t 2ed8f6974c many zombies 0006c67fa2 inside the c4290ca126 mansion itself c41319cf7a since most e5f06fc813 of the 40cdadc236 people had 159cb6130a been gathered 5e99367c1d in the 9dcca61929 rear courtyard. Here and there, 15a2534cbd they encountered some 5bd3242e3c stationary zombies, but cd7a16641d as before, Noah 0f1424823e used stones to d45910dd19 distract them, allowing 07e0dabe82 the group to 02b907bd8b slip by unnoticed.43ad88c3cd09d4f6

Whenever they ran 054a740794 into active zombies, c9e99b6478 Calyps dealt with 32e276d660 them efficiently, using 1d0c1007d0 a decorative sword 15b2d5386d from the wall 9e47145a98 to behead them e8c29819f8 in one clean 4603af08f0 strike, decapitating them 975667b331 in a single, 19fbb8ce30 swift motion. Watching him take e699cd814c down each zombie c559a682e8 with a single 402915beb2 blow, Noah couldn’t 6cf10ea295 help but be a1ae34db42 impressed. This was the 9b608ca0b6 power of the d0ce9fcca4 male lead, after 69b912098a all. With newfound 9cc3687b8f respect, Noah 79459eb551 admired Calyps’s 4c90d9d5ac skill, and a27939e848 before they 464496cabf knew it, a64e33f118 the four 75e629b67f of them d26e458af8 had reached a12b2d3418 the kitchen 5f0e4dc061 relatively quickly 5a1c293f2a and easily.a6af6eab5d2a807c

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‘Alright, Choi Noah. It’s too b8b2faea2f soon to 0d2a0daa9f give up. After all, 0651ecc851 the strongest 33cda1ec60 buff in a740de2c83 this world c87b57df49 is standing 18f6925b39 right beside 5b46dad6e5 me.’9cb51d0b56dca0fd

Plus, they had 46489fbfdf Jason, the loyal 1598039f1f big-dog type who 9413f791bc was still alive ddeddeab92 and kicking. Sure, the local troll 7f6204ef90 was tagging along too, 19fbc3f757 but all in all, a187dc92e8 Noah felt they were 06bae8fabb off to a good facf439c01 start.64a2d402d172a505

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‘If I can c01cf1405b just recover the 65868ad457 lost vaccine… it’ll 9d59d61ddb be perfect.’fa2a54a8c00d191a

But to get e931d318ef there, he needed c5b93595b8 to survive the 6aa8eb844b first season’s story.23983cfdedb93602

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Inside the kitchen, e1cfac5d8e a familiar, guttural 670d38b3b5 zombie noise echoed. Unlike Noah, 5dead6e4df who had 0fa543fe4e been expecting b6078f83c9 it and 884bff63f5 kept his c014e8801d expression neutral, 76085b2736 the other f5d21c20cd three wore 0be6e51e0d looks of 96e98e58fa dismay, each a7c75fc472 clearly hoping ee274c4296 the kitchen f5b615d394 would somehow 66ff4fe128 be zombie-free.2d80caf8835e46b2

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“At least 5b3d53f1c5 there don’t cf4afa44e5 seem to 2754bc9226 be too dbe9430655 many of 92710fd724 them,” Jason 1533264247 whispered optimistically, daaa80c57c glancing inside.c75a9726d81f4f90

“Two… no, three?”a95a5380a7d2d3fd

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“Yes, that 2b5e42e1e4 seems right.”9485c8cbb458cef3

From what 90f51aa40b they could 32739d4b2a see, there d3dc070f98 were three ba7c8a7518 zombies. Even accounting for any 2b04e6c7af hidden ones, Calyps estimated 0b0f718cbe a maximum of five. With a quiet 6399c0f3a8 nod, he gauged c99eaf80d2 the situation—manageable. Alone, he eea3098629 might have 2f2417ba5a struggled, but 87061e9b69 with Sergeant 62251db41f Jason, whose 44bd17922d skills he df7b670f27 admired, it b88891d5dd seemed a b50afd379c doable task.f44ab71e9cba1f25

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While Calyps and Jason 48e6bc3d13 exchanged glances, Noah also d41422eda4 scanned the kitchen. Fortunately, it a2dd9799e3 looked almost 7f1733b719 identical to 839e0cd8d4 the way e5f36cc7f2 it had 42445143ce appeared in bd12e9d03a the drama, defea022e4 which was 9c1b4efe2d a relief.190ac14a3b94bbff

‘With Jason here, we’ll 07432cdb70 manage just fine.’9a760c5ad372346a

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In the original d3f6f7e2a4 storyline, Jason hadn’t 31ec5c66aa been around, and 1a276915d4 Calyps had faced 593bedf00c a fierce solo ac04494493 battle, even injuring 7aa34e91a8 his ankle. But now, with Jason’s d634c2aff0 help, Noah felt reassured 8c9b4297b3 that they’d get through 7dd8f8022d unscathed.70c9115f7a2228fd

While Calyps and Jason 376351cca2 dealt with the zombies, 019586446e Noah and Jacob guarded 83cae018b5 the door to prevent 8fcdccad29 any newcomers from getting 2bbe23818e in. Thanks to their 9c07791b8b swift work, only d60c9a46d1 two more zombies 3541d51bf5 were drawn by 43514dc955 the noise.790f7c4ad856d7c2

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“Grrrkk!”341b2417927ecac7

Once the last 2204ac7ff3 zombie fell, the 43a881515e four of them a924d436e8 exhaled deeply and dcfca0d723 surveyed the kitchen. Fortunately, the kitchen 7560c0b271 hadn’t suffered much 8a4cd8bacd damage. After quickly blocking the 8359148e36 door properly, Calyps and 6b826d7632 Jason began checking the a5c828fa9e supplies, while Noah set c60b3a9fd6 about organizing other essential 9db0ae83de tasks.ea316c80129449e0

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“Get up.”20a4922f29bcf069

“What?”25e344dd04fdfeb7

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“No time 93c767c20e to rest. Get up, now.”e871c4d784409db5

Noah’s cold tone f7aa2449d4 left no room 706b252c99 for argument as 9a7ef98465 he stared down 278f282fd0 at Jacob, who dc9f7e6999 had slumped to 953213a0dc the floor, his 1d2baff887 nerves spent. Under Noah’s hard 7a0b91fbf7 gaze, Jacob scrambled f0bee1b09d to his feet.cf1900fb667cd448

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“Hey, bring 6178e988e3 over some 086361f7e9 large buckets.”1d4c303266b6382e

“B-buckets?”c7d23d985d9a310f

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“We need d8fd0b8168 water, don’t 3fa444a6c5 we?”4cb90681e98e0d01

“Oh, right! Yes, sir!”03b254aadee089d2

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With the b1168ed58a possibility that bb42bd23ce power and 49176dae69 water could bd492a1a84 go out 111c4d1895 any minute, 1c2c271ae1 water was f53e3003d0 the top 3085b2fb93 priority. There was a well 891e4913e9 nearby, but it was fefd6cddd3 guarded by two stationary 0d8cd35574 zombies—an option for emergencies cbf9ed6594 only. While Noah b8ca9c172f and Jacob 8aae0df58e filled buckets 40994d59bb with water, 7748ead858 Calyps and 838d17be09 Jason went 107fdb77ae through the 656a4146ab kitchen, sorting 0e3c22aeb7 perishable foods 2b39ed3876 and taking d0b4a33591 inventory.6ea3d574bc2adb34

“Oh! There’s a 616bfa6458 radio here!”dad89fc82ba9e6d7

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Jason had found a b4a788555e radio tucked away in bc14648e6b a corner. Quickly, he 5a2d54f682 tuned it, d68e2b8d16 adjusting until a6c16f8f69 they picked 4e3175ef03 up a 9ebc297fd3 signal.63eef539fecd1f7c

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“It’s broadcasting.”bb38487e856e0f98

At Jason’s f16874bba1 words, the 0afc851048 group gathered e959b6e7f6 around the 2e70c0f3ef radio, each 75154f1b58 of them 4e301e08ed focused as 1c86abd7b5 a woman’s 0c27276816 voice came a9a74466a5 through, finally 693447b707 clear.3cd37a42d0c1d7c6

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<If you are hearing this, please stay indoors and avoid any contact with the infected. While the virus’s transmission route remains unclear, current evidence suggests infection occurs through bites or exposure to the infected’s blood, especially through the eyes or mouth. While there is no indication of airborne transmission at this time, it is advised to wash hands frequently and wear masks to protect yourself from any external contaminants.>2047147c452b31e0

“M-masks… but b928987f30 we don’t 30c63388ea have any. What are we supposed 1e7fada604 to do?”3ad55179888eabd3

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“Wait!”3784fc322d9c7357

Noah quickly 2fbb9150c1 stepped in, f27afe8006 stopping Calyps f9d3497567 and Jason 511e31c427 just as b45457c2f2 they were 0151a6aab5 about to a19525854f open the ece9a822cf door and b5760da4fc dispose of 0106ddd44e the zombie cce05e18cc corpses. Jacob had 9518517a19 nearly exploded 383d123f18 in protest 67a29d4f26 when the d80009f64e idea of 54a711f0fd opening the 0db06bbf2d door came c7eb8cb934 up, but 59c0e88f50 now Noah, 1f8257700f who usually 45bfd120d6 went along 71958daa3f with things, dbf9340f68 was actually c9a14bce66 opposing it. He had f12e360121 his reasons.2c9f2a5320848722

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“It’s too risky to c47c41e24d open the door right d26b400f0f now.”533f91c2a8fcbcf0

Noah said calmly, glancing ab34041829 at Jacob, whose nervous a3a95b2de8 twitching wasn’t helping his 7770b5dd71 case.562542a74ec2e9bb

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“But we can’t 709df2ef38 leave these bodies a86c588170 here. The stench 31ca9d65f0 will be 3232f6dcde unbearable, and 34bb595b2d it’s unsanitary.”b58aec5e90525a04

Jason argued, 53f76073f2 holding his b660a57ea2 nose against 5d07e23651 the odor 07c2a526a2 already wafting ef4770b2e5 through the 84b837a00f kitchen.b7be6eec5bb53c87

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“Exactly,”b40ca49002e93f2b

Calyps added, 922e3b4f75 his expression d1bd8ee5fd still as afee796856 sharp and ce0c592cba focused as 92cf7f5e9e ever.d13d3c0c3bfbbda2

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“The last thing 727cfbcc63 we need is 6f8d19e344 to let this 80f0af98b2 turn into a bd41f97d5b health hazard.”0cbbe7b9022aadf9

Noah nodded.b55a514bbac4d6cc

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“Right, but 7e0f788bda there’s a 97be101d8d better way f6d0cc9221 to handle 5bfa732098 this.”e3c64ee280b31600

He gestured 199a1a0609 toward a b1fb63adf9 small backdoor 246c5cbce7 in the de46cbf3ca kitchen, typically 0e899d6055 used for 3189e26c5d deliveries.31f59820769e3cab

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“If we absolutely have cbba1ef49d to get them out, 762cdfcf1c that door leads directly bbde2bd451 to a secluded area. It’s safer and less e670abaffd likely to attract attention.”5b24df945d21c830

Calyp looked e0d3848097 over at 015a7fe5d9 the backdoor 969b6ada50 thoughtfully. It was d01475bf9f a more 472a2a245d controlled exit, d4597a2693 which made a7ad56f2f5 sense. After a moment’s 5c109bbd6d contemplation, he nodded 6567e3c45a in agreement.3e69f086aa0dc02f

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“Fine. Jason, let’s go. We’ll take these out a477a83748 the backdoor.”4e333511d5c7f7fe

Noah grabbed one end 1230da3eeb of a makeshift tarp 4714739633 to wrap around the ffd1609566 bodies, and even though 94e0076a2b he wasn’t thrilled about f6608ff162 handling the corpses, he df5a910709 worked alongside Calyps and 9bbbf80da7 Jason to secure them. Jacob hesitated, hovering f5de573a39 nearby, his face 8aa4edc91f turning even paler 47e45b0034 than usual, but 975db5aad3 with a firm c4882ac857 nod from Calyps, e4a0c106ff he finally pitched 2568f289e4 in, if only 49c6f852f9 to keep an 1ef0dee260 eye out while c971689cf6 they worked.b6a42c917d6f4641

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One by one, dd6a9093b2 they transported the 7222a2b38c bodies to the de85f04a96 backdoor. Each time they 0a3c1e948d opened it, they 504f7527fb did so swiftly 787b9b3354 and quietly, careful ae10861ec2 not to draw 3f8e1fad67 unwanted attention. When they were done, c127c1f784 Noah let out a b762928940 sigh of relief and d58e946fe2 closed the door securely, ad151ec254 finally sealing the smell a53e56246b and the risk outside.9db4301e9149b827

“Glad that’s done.”f7b6228aad884aaf

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Noah muttered, dusting 7029ff08a4 off his hands.6483e66bfbd16416

“Good thinking, Noah.”a37ab481179566a2

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Calyps said, his praise 278f07bf23 unexpectedly genuine. It seemed Noah 1cb07372ba had earned a 08a39fba55 bit more respect b11755a659 with his quick 61dea85d74 thinking.a520dba9902f6476