They both started moving toward the survivors, with Mors on guard for any danger.

Just like that, the second day ended.

Mors and Vita found a nearby house for the night. They carefully entered and, after confirming it was clear, went to the top floor in search of a good bed to rest on.

Unfortunately, they didn’t find any suitable beds.

“Can you use necromancy right now?” Vita asked Mors.

“I can’t. It will take a year for my power to reach this place,” Mors replied.

“Then let’s set up an alert system and some traps for safety,” Vita suggested.

“I’ll stand guard tonight. You need to go to sleep immediately, and I’ll wake you halfway through to change shifts,” Vita added.

“Okay, okay, let’s set them up,” Mors agreed.

After they set up the alerts and traps, blocking all possible access points, Mors transformed and immediately lay down to sleep on Vita’s lap.

Vita stood guard and woke Mors up halfway through the night.

“Come on, sleepyhead,” Vita said softly while patting Mors on the head.

Mors transformed back into a human.

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“Ah,” Mors said.

“I’m going to sleep after I put something over you,” Vita said sleepily.

“I can put it on myself,” Mors replied.

“Okay,” Vita conceded.

Mors, feeling lazy, refused to put on any clothes and transformed back into a wolf instead.

“You're too lazy to even put them on,” Vita said softly.

“Transform back into a human, Mors,” Vita urged, stifling a yawn.

Mors didn’t comply, so Vita eventually gave up.

The next morning, as they moved out of the house and onto the street, Vita contemplated their situation.

{Point of view switched to Vita}

The religious humans should have immunity to the virus. On Earth, some divine powers could be imprinted into human bodies. This power had a small impact, but the humans didn’t notice it.

If I’m correct, priests should be able to use this ability to nullify infections for a few seconds.

My divine powers are going to take a few years to manifest.

Mors will only take a year before he can use necromancy. If he can turn some dead bodies into skeletons or zombies, we won’t need to stand guard, and he might even be able to control the infected humans.

However, the possibility is low, but we need to try. I’m not sure if the survivors will be able to handle the incoming horde.

We can’t rush. All the cars are broken. A horse would be useful, but then we’d need to feed it and take care of it.

With five days left, if we transform into our wolf forms and travel quickly, we risk losing all our belongings.

We need to find a horse fast. I’m not sure if there’s a zoo or a farm nearby.

I wasn’t able to memorize everything during the 24 hours we had, and I feel more problems are starting to appear.

We are currently moving toward the survivors at a fast pace, but it’s not fast enough.

If we run, we may get attacked by infected individuals or unfriendly survivors, putting us in a bad situation.

{Point of view switched back}

“Mors, do you sense any horses nearby?” Vita asked.

“No, I don’t,” Mors replied.

“We might need to move quicker,” Vita suggested.

Then, an idea struck Vita.

“Wait, what if we have them move toward us?” she proposed.

“Ratio?” Mors asked, confused.

“No, a flare gun when we get close enough,” Vita clarified.

Then Mors heard a strange noise.