(Libertatem 1, 59 / 3:57AM)

(Luke) For the other team in charge of civilian evacuation and zompire extermination, you will go to the northern side of the city, where the hills are.

(David) I’ll take the lead. I’ll make sure the platoon stays with me.

Putting his hands into his pockets, David turned his head toward the platoon that he would be taking tabs on.

Next to him was a monolid woman with glasses as she fiddled with her hands.

(David) Remember what I said ok?

(Jenny) Don’t worry, I won’t get ahead of you.

Before Jenny could make another comment, a below-average height agent with a tuxedo and fedora stopped right in front of David.

(Agent Briggs) How about I command the soldiers, and you’ll be the one leading the charge.

Peering into the depths of David’s soul, David let out a bead of sweat as he respectfully nodded at Brigg’s request.

(David) Sure. As long as you don’t send them out to die.

(Agent Briggs) And as long as they listen to me.

(David) You know the old saying, trust is formed by respect, not power.

(Agent Briggs) And I was being-

Briggs was then hugged from behind by a taller woman.

(Spartan Alexandra) And you’ll know I’ll go with you too Briggs~

(Agent Briggs) sighs.

Seeing Briggs ignoring the physical contact he was receiving, Jenny stomped her way right to Briggs and Alexandra. Putting both of her hands onto her hips, she leaned forward toward Alexandra, letting out a low angry hum.

(Jenny) You can’t be doing that to him, he doesn’t like it.

(Spartan Alexandra) Says who? He doesn’t complain.

(Agent Briggs) I believe I have told you many times not to hug me.

(Spartan Alexandra) Awww~

(David) Let it go, Jenny, now’s not the time to argue against your past self.

(Jenny) W-What?! I mean…

Putting his hand on her right shoulder, he squeezed the edges of her shoulder as he then dragged her to one of the military trucks that had a spot open.

As David and Jenny walked off, Briggs let out another sigh as he turned his head close to Alexandra’s face. With a scrunched face, he took both of her hands.

(Spartan Alexandra) Where are you taking me?~

(Agent Briggs) To the trucks.

(Spartan Alexandra) Aww … are you finally admitting that—

(Agent Briggs) Just shut up!

Briggs’ face flustered as he kept walking with Alexandra..

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(Libertatem 1, 59 / 4:55AM)

(David, Jenny, Briggs, and Alexandra)

(Agent Briggs) Why the hell did they build this part of the city on top of hills?

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(David) Do you want my personal take or logical take?

(Agent Briggs) Logical.

(David) The northern part of the city has many granite hills, so building houses on top of them wouldn’t be that difficult.

(Agent Briggs) Personal?

(David) So the rich could look down on the poor from above.

Inside of a military truck, David had both of his hands on the wheel as the cold frowned agent was to the right of him.

In the back of the truck, many soldiers were fast asleep, with Jenny and Alexandra both wide awake as they leaned their backs against the truck's walls. Both of them sitting opposite one another, they were also the farthest away from the edge of the truck.

Jenny, who noticed Alexandra staring at one of the male soldiers who was close to them, cleared her throat as she straightened her back.

(Jenny) I heard the rumors about you.

(Spartan Alexandra) About what?

(Jenny) You have a little personal all-male harem, care to explain that?

(Spartan Alexandra) What’s wrong with polygamy? I mean, I don’t care if a guy does it, but why can’t I?

Folding her arms, Alexandra put them right underneath her chest, sharpening her glare toward Jenny. Making herself seem anti-social, Alexandra also tilted her head upward, letting out a little smirk as the corner of her right lip reached halfway to her ear.

Jenny ground her teeth against one another, sharpening her jawline as she hunched her body forward.

(Jenny) Polygamy is bad on either side. Doesn’t matter on the gender.

(Spartan Alexandra) Oh, so you don’t care about gender? Nice, nice.

(Jenny) You’re just too horny to function.

(Spartan Alexandra) Pfft … if you put it like that.

Putting her right hand onto her cheek, she made a sly smile. Having her body leaned forward, she had her left hand on her knee as she continued to stare right at Jenny.

Jenny then enclosed her hands into fists, her palms being pelted by her fingernails as she started to glare at the fedora woman. Puffing out her chest up and down, Jenny also glared right at her.

(Jenny) You have no shame. You’ll just go with any dude that seems hot to you.

(Spartan Alexandra) Hell, he doesn’t even need to be hot.

(Jenny) You’re a freak.

(Spartan Alexandra) And you’re a bitch.

(Jenny) Excuse me!?

Standing up, Jenny dug into the floor of the moving truck as her head barely managed to rub against the roof. Her feet barely able to keep herself from falling inside of the moving truck, she placed her left hand on the side of the truck. Having her right fit down to her side, she glared right at Alexandra, who widened her smile.

David motioned his head on the back against his seat, rubbing his hair with the leather as his ears perked up from the commotion coming from the inside of the truck.

Briggs as well motioned his ears in the direction of the girls, his face pushed down as dark eyebags circulated all over his eyes.

(David) Hey Jenny, calm down.

(Agent Briggs) Alexandra, drop it.

(Jenny) No!

Spartan Alexandra let out another laugh.

(David and Agent Briggs) Well, we tried.

Ignoring the commotion from the two girls, David and Briggs kept their eyes forward as they traversed through the hills of the northern part of the city. Glancing at the many mansions and houses that were barely near the downtown district to the south, David put his left hand underneath his chin.

(David) If we do save the city, what will happen after?

(Agent Briggs) Things will go back to the way they always do.

(David) Let’s think realistically. In the entire world, Lagefor is the biggest city on Terra, but second to Clastine. What will the rest of the world think when this city has been invaded by a horde of undead?

Slouching his body forward, Briggs let out a sigh as he looked into one of the rearview mirrors on the right side of the truck.

Seeing a bit of himself on the edge of the mirror, he squinted at the little bit, scrunching his face and body up as if he were looking at something disgusting.

(Agent Briggs) Do you want my logical or personal opinion?

(David) Logical.

(Agent Briggs) The world will be in shambles after this. Haxouburg and Aizzonia will go under complete lockdown, same as six years ago.

(David) Personal?

(Agent Briggs) As I mentioned, the world will continue to move forward, whether we like it or not.

(David) Like in the movies after a hero saves the world, they all clap and cheer for him, but the next day, they forget about his name…

(Agent Briggs) Precisely.

Both men remained silent, as Briggs gently nodded his head. Taking note of David’s eyelids shutting, Briggs then fixed his posture by putting both hands on his seat, allowing himself to see the rearview mirror that he was squinting at.

Silent as a mouse, Briggs clicked his tongue as he swayed his head once, just by seeing a bit of his face.

(Agent Briggs’s thoughts) It all comes down to luck in the end…

Briggs then felt the motion of the truck trembling.

Not in a constant state, there was a given interval of each tremble that the truck did. Placing both of his hands onto the door handle that led out of the car, Briggs stared into the abyss as he had his body motionless.

Feeling the truck tremble again, the trembles became more intense, as if a horse or something bigger was pounding the street.

Moving his head, he looked at the rearview mirror, squinting into the darkened night as he noticed…

(Agent Briggs) Holy shit.

(David) So it wasn’t just me that noticed the shaking. Who’s behind us?

(Agent Briggs) I thought we captured and locked that thing down.

(David) What thing?

Looking into the rearview mirror to his left, David widened his eyes as he saw a black creature charging behind them. Having his fingers gripping the steering wheel and his right foot on the gas pedal, he pushed the gas pedal harder.

Everyone else then perked their ears up as they noticed that some of the crates started to shake, causing the soldiers to look behind them as they saw the two to three-story creature.

(Spartan Alexandra) It escaped!?

(Jenny) You guys had it with you!?

There was one person that had it chained around its neck.

The man himself had in his left hand the chain that resembled a collar or rope that led the behemoth toward them. On his right hand, he wielded his weapon that emitted smoke and sparks, causing Jenny to widen her eyes.

(Jenny) Wait … is that …

The man on top of the enraged black creature had in his right hand a chainsawed sword, a man with ginger hair.