Terror Infinity Side B
Chapter 4, H.O.T.D 2
I'll sometimes refer to Adell's Legacy as just Legacy from now on.
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With Komaru on his back, Shin leaped over the heads of hundreds of zombies rushing towards them and then jumped dozens of meters without needing Instant Moment. The footwear half of Adell's Legacy elevated his speed and jumping power many times over, making running and jumping even with someone on one's back feel as natural as walking. When gravity finally took hold of Shin and he began to fall into the sea of zombies reaching out with their hands to grab him, he stomped hard on the head of one of the zombie and jumped once more into the air before he was caught by the horde. It would be simpler to just use Void Movement, yet the need had not yet arrived, and it was foolish to show one's full power to an intelligent enemy you knew little about. He will if he has to, but not till he has to.
Shin successful ran down the road Hikari told him to for two miles and turned left. This road was far less occupied with zombies than the previous one, but the danger had not gone down. On the road he had to go down for three miles Shin saw countless L1 Zombies mixed in with a few dozen regular zombies. Shin momentarily considered going around them, but in the end chose not to. From the battle between the L1s and Grim Ash, Shin learned the extent of their power. Even when facing dozens of L1s and normal zombies-
Shin: "Hm, what's there to be afraid of?!"
Shin quickly checked to see if Komaru was secured on his back and accelerated with Instant Movement. In one short breath the L1s saw Shin kick the ground, disappear, and next moment he was right before them. Not more than one foot away already in a motion of throwing a punch. The zombies couldn't believe their eyes, but not because of his speed as they've fought Enhancers and Evolvers before. They had just never seen a human jump into a group of zombies unarmed before. Their infection spread just from the smallest scratch from THEM, so all humans without exception were fearful of getting close to them. Even warriors who used swords and spears kept 1-2 feet of distance when they attacked unless downed in full armor, which this human was not. They had also never seen a human jump in and punch a zombie before and the one controlling them had no countermeasure, and it was already too late to do anything. Shin's punch exploded into the L1's face completely ignoring their powerful defense, leaving nothing behind but rotten chunks of flesh and brain matter. Flesh and blood carrying the infection dirtied his hands, but the combat glove of Legacy protected his skin and swallowed up flesh and blood with a sizzling heat.
Shin: (My base strength is already ten times that of a normal human now. Even without these magic gloves and boots increasing my close range combat power, I would be just fine!)
Still, Shin marveled Legacy and his own power as he moved on with no time to waste. He had noticed it a few times, but he had long since begun to leave the bounds of power that a normal human could achieve. As he ran around most of the L1 and took out the ones who stood in his way, he couldn't help but feel amazed as if he was using Ki skills to run and strike the enemy. The greatest feature of this magic weapon was it's dual nature as striking weapon and tool to increase movement speed. The boots gave the wearer speed approaching Instant Movement at no cost to move around the L1s too slow to react. As for the L1s who managed to react and stand in Shin's way they were quickly put down. It took only but a punch to knock off the head of an L1 and a spinning kick snapped their spines in two in no time at all with swift steps and even swifter attacks. These expensive B tier magic equipment only shortcomings were its short reach, but these faults never crossed his mind at the potential they showed in battle. Shin carrying Komaru completed the three miles journey, killing about twenty-three L1 zombies and turned right.
- SIDE QUEST REWARD 3, EVOLUTION TYPE 1 ZOMBIE. TWENTY-THREE L1 ZOMBIES KILLED. THE WHOLE TEAM IS REWARDED 23 POINT!
Shin: "What the..."
Komaru: "Shin, this is too..."
Both Shin and Komaru were left speechless. Shin remembered Jin saying that he'll know it when he sees it but he could have been more precise. Jin could have said that there were tens of thousands of zombies flooding the streets and as soon as he looked at them, they ceased their mindless walking about and began to flood in his direction. Mixed in with were the large red skinned L1 Zombies and other suspiciously blue skin-colored zombies. Shin had to pass through all of them to rendezvous with his comrades, so he was a little taken back.
Shin: (So this is what an army of zombies look like. If I dared to stand my ground and fight how long would I last? It would be impossible with Komaru at the very least and with the Rocket Launcher I could perhaps only kill a few hundred before the army swallows me up in endless human bodies of zombies. Maybe Aqua and the EMP Rifle would fare better. If fighting isn't an option, then I have no choice but to use that after all!)
Shin came to the decision that fighting was impossible right now and ran forward at the approaching army of zombies. They trampled everything in their path and didn't bother to pick the remains of fresh human flesh on the ground having been given a kill order for Shin. As the armies of zombies were tens meters away, he jumped meters into the air and began to kick the air to ascend higher and higher. Using Void Movement placed him completely out of reach for the zombies, and he began to continuously kick the air to fly over their heads. Ten seconds later Shin saw in the distance with his superior vision a familiar bus.
It was the same kind of bus that he awoke in when he entered the world, but a different bus than the one he left behind flipped over with a damaged engine. The bus he was originally on had its front smashed in by an L1 and flipped over, while this bus was merely banged up a little here and there. The zombies in the vicinity were too occupied with Shin's presence to notice the bus coming to a stop behind the army of undead. It would be far too easily to swallow up the bus that came to a full stop and devour all those within, but thankful this didn't happen, and by the time they saw the bus it was already taking off with Shin landing on the top of its roof.
Once he landed someone inside the vehicle yelled to the drive to speed it out of there, and like so they left the army of undead behind. A few zombies attempted to give chase, but as they did one after the other they had their brains blown out by an anti-material sniper rifle sticking out of the back window of the bus, courtesy of Connor. This was his first time-fighting zombie type monsters, and he was a young boy of ten years of age, but he was unfazed by the abnormality of it all he continued to blast the skulls of zombies again, again, and again with unmatched precision with the same unfazed expression as always.
Shin looked back at the army of zombies they were leaving behind and was about to sigh in relief when he spotted over two-dozen blue skinned zombies with razor sharp claws chasing after the speeding bus. They were moving more than ten times faster than the speed of the average human and possessed endless stamina, so it was only a matter of time before they caught them. Connor took aim at one of them with his rifle, a bullet exploded from the muzzle faster than what the eye should be able to follow on a path towards, yet these blue-skinned zombies reacted in time and side stepped out of the path of the bullet. Connor was surprised, but it didn't show on his face as he continued to take aim at the blue skinned zombies. Shin watched as Connor managed to take out three zombies one after the other, yet he knew at this rate the zombies would reach the bus.
- SIDE QUEST REWARD 3, EVOLUTION TYPE 1 ZOMBIE. THREE S1 ZOMBIES KILLED. THE WHOLE TEAM IS REWARDED 3 POINTS!
Shin SL: (They didn't have the combat instincts to dodge snipers in God and Devil World, but they are definitely the agility type S1 zombies! Jin, open the door to the bus and let Komaru inside! Connor, come out on top of the roof of the bus and snipe the S1 before they reach us. Leave the ones who come close to me. Jin, the evolved zombies love to break into sealed spaces like buses, so seal the walls and windows with your ice and reinforce it further with Mana.)
Connor SL: (...Roger.)
Jin SL: (Okay! Leave it to me!)
Shin had Hikari relay his orders through Soul Link, and everyone moved as directed without delay. As Jin opened the bus door and helped Komaru inside, Connor exited through the back window and flipped himself over on top of the moving bus and immediately aiming his rifle at the approaching zombie. Jin then closed the doors and windows to the bus and used magic to add a layer of ice onto the bus except for the front window and roof, so the driver could see clearly and so Shin and Connor wouldn't slip off the bus. Jin additionally kept an active link to the ice to empower it with Mana for an added defense. Shin satisfied with Jin's defenses to the bus, and along with Connor, he focused on their offense to wipe out the approaching S1 Zombies. Their inhuman speed and reflexes allowed them to catch up to the speeding bus and with the state of the streets littered with abandoned cars it was impossible for the bus to go any faster. It was already predetermined that the bus couldn't outrun the S1 zombies, so Shin resolved himself for a fight.
Shin: "Connor, just worry about the S1 Zombies in the back of the pack chasing us. There are thirty super fast S1 Zombies left. It's impossible for you to get them all unless you switch to the Lightning Trigger. Allow half of them through! They won't be able to enter the bus thanks to Jin, so they'll go after us instead. Don't worry them and just kill your targets. They won't be allowed to touch you!"
Connor: "..."
Shin said so with absolute confidence, yet remaining silent, he couldn't tell if Connor was moved or doubted if Shin could handle so many S1s. Connor now entering Unlocked Mode just laid flat against the cold rooftop of the bus and kept firing from his rifle. In the First Stage, his precision and technique increased dramatically. Every time the trigger of the anti-material rifle was squeezed an S1 would find its gray matter blown out and splattered across the street. Some would try to dodge to the side yet these actions were seen through by the child sniper in Unlocked Mode, and they all found new holes in their heads. The S1's response to Connor's killing spree was to spread out and do everything in their power with their agility and reaction time to give the sniper a harder time with his rapid killing spree. If they couldn't avoid being sniped, they would sacrifice the majority to allow a few to close and kill the sniper!
- SIDE QUEST REWARD 3, EVOLUTION TYPE 1 ZOMBIE. TWELVE S1 ZOMBIES KILLED. THE WHOLE TEAM IS REWARDED 12 POINTS!
This was the plan of the one behind the zombies, and it worked. Half the S1 Zombies were wiped by Connor's sniping. Ten were held back by the pressure of Connor's Snipes and eight finally caught up to the bus. Connor would have tried to stop them, but trusting his leader, he didn't do anything to stop their advance and continued to pick off the far off S1 Zombies. The eight S1 nearing the bus first tried to tear into its wall or break the windows, yet a layer of ice reinforced with Mana repelled their claws. They tore and clawed at the ice, yet it held firmly in place and what little they could peel off was quickly replaced by new ice conjured by Jin. They desired the flesh hiding inside the bus, but unable to do so they jumped on top of the bus and prioritized killing the sniper. One of the eight S1s saw Connor continuing his shooting spree unconcerned with their presence and rushed towards the child soldier with inhuman speed, yet faster than it could react, a black sword cut through space between them and its head was cut off. The head fell to the floor of the roof and Shin holding onto Gravity Blade in one hand, and an Unlimited Ammo Submachine Gun in the other raised one foot above it and stomped down crushing it whole.
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- SIDE QUEST REWARD 3, EVOLUTION TYPE 1 ZOMBIE. ONE S1 ZOMBIE KILLED. THE WHOLE TEAM IS REWARDED 1 POINTS!
Shin: "It was unfair of me to us my B tier combat gear to take out you small fries. Gravity Blade and an Unlimited Ammo Submachine Gun (with Medium Grade magic bullets) is good enough. Come at me!"
Shin didn't know if the remaining seven S1s or the ones behind them understood his words, but immediately after he finished speaking three of the seven S1 Zombies rushed over. And as they closed in he entered Unlocked Mode and circulated through his body the Ki of the Black Heaven & Earth Technique and RC Cells. The Ki greatly increased all his stats while the energy flowed through him and the Rc Cell strengthened his body further to inhuman degrees. Shin honestly didn't feel the First Stage was needed here to deal with S1 Zombies with his already high stats and enhancements, but protecting Connor against multiple agility type monsters required greater technique and focus than just a brute force approach.
- *WHOOSH*!
In a flash three black sword arcs slew one of the S1 Zombies. Shin's Gravity Blade was swung at the closest S1, severing its claws as it approached Connor's neck. Once more the S1s nearby couldn't react to those laser fast sword attacks, only able to see trails of light following after the swung weapon which had bisected horizontally the clawless S1 with two quick sword slashes.
Shin: (This was my first time encountering the S1s in battle, but aren't they just much weaker than the L1s. They are faster than L1s for sure, but with their weak defenses and my high Reaction Speed stat, they are much easier to take out than the hard-skinned L1. Gravity Blade without increased weight was good enough for them, much less my newly acquired B tier equips.)
After another S1 was slain, two S1 not caring for the loss of another comrade rushed towards Connor from behind Shin, but with the combat instincts of the First Stage, this didn't go unnoticed. A mental image of each S1 and their position appeared in his mind, which allowed him to act without observation. With Instant Movement he swung around to the backs of the two S1s and cut them in half from the waist down. In less than three seconds, three S1 Zombies were cut down without inflicting any damage to Shin and Connor who continued to snipe the S1s following after them unconcerned.
The S1 Zombies in the back were about to follow up and attack as well not knowing the fear of being outmatched, but a series of guns shots stopped them. The bullets from the SMG were all dodged, yet they were all pushed back to the edge of the bus roof and unable to approach Connor. It was clear that S1 Zombies or at least just eight of them were not good enough to even test these humans' abilities. The one behind them ordering this attack knew this, yet not caring for the small loss, he gave up on the child soldier and sicked the remaining four S1 Zombies on Shin desiring more knowledge, but unfortunately they were not able to gain any information.
The speed-oriented S1 Zombies couldn't challenge Shin's high stats and while in the First Stage, and so they were swiftly slain. As one final desperate ploy the claws of the S1s started to glow and then grew by three feet, giving them added attack range, yet simply increasing the weight of Gravity Blade by 10 fold for good measure he ruthlessly hacked through their claws and the upper halves of their body in one swing. And in this time he leisurely dispatched the remaining S1 Zombies on top of the bus, Connor finished picking off the S1 Zombies following after the bus. The short battle had not lasted even a full minute, so Shin was surprised to see when he looked back down the road the streets were littered with the corpses of S1 Zombies with their head blasted opening and staining the streets of the city. It was a unpleasant scene and he for the first time regretted his excellent vision, yet he couldn't say anything about Connor's ruthlessness as on the roof of the bus were S1 zombies were on full display spendidly hacked to pieces.
- SIDE QUEST REWARD 3, EVOLUTION TYPE 1 ZOMBIE. EIGHT S1 ZOMBIES KILLED. THE WHOLE TEAM IS REWARDED 8 POINTS!
- SIDE QUEST REWARD 3, EVOLUTION TYPE 1 ZOMBIE. TEN S1 ZOMBIES KILLED. THE WHOLE TEAM IS REWARDED 10 POINTS!
Shin: "Connor, I really don't know what to say about this. I get that its only me who feels this way because of my high stats and that I wouldn't say this at my power level in the last mission, but... this is just too easy. If they don't send say a few hundred L1 or S1 zombies we're not going to lose and it's just Farming points if they don't. Jin's whole purposely holding back idea might be unnecessary."
Connor: "...Just have Jin unfreeze the bus already so we can go inside, or do you want me to keep watch out here?"
Shin: "........."
Shin couldn't laugh, but only cry as he was just blown off by his ten-year-old child soldier sniper and teammate. It looked to him that Connor had no respect for him, but that couldn't be farther from the truth. Connor had absolute trust in Shin's ability. That battle on the top of the moving bus did not last long, and it was easily won due to Shin's high stats and enhancements from the perspective of someone watching who didn't know better, but Connor knew that there was a deeper truth to that battle. When Shin swung his magic sword, the sword slashes were fast and precise which could only be seen as flashes of light from the outside, but more impressively he grasped when the enemy could and couldn't react. When Shin snuck behind the S1, he left their field of vision beforehand to throw them off rather than directly at them. When the S1's revealed a special technique, Shin did not panic in the slightest. In the smallest instance he had judged the power of the special skill and counter-attacked with just enough force to overwhelm them, but not to much to not waste too much of his own power. Lastly, Shin stopped eight S1 who specialized in speed and reaction time from approaching his comrade and kept a vigilant watch of his surroundings for surprise attacks.
As far as Connor was concerned, Shin was someone without training or refined techniques, owning a "whatever goes" style of chaotic fighting, and relied on his talents and instincts too much, but nonetheless that was his greatest strength. Shin didn't have training that restricted his power for certain situations, could fight with a sword, lance, whips, guns of all shapes and sizes, or use his bare hands and feet if necessary. He had adapted to life and death battles to a frightening degree. It should be noted that Shin's path as a warrior after entering God's Dimension hasn't even reached half a year yet, but he had reached a level where those who were called gifted and trained for five or even ten years would look at Shin with awe and jealousy. Connor realized all of this just now, yet even that amazing display of battle intuition was Shin holding back without breaking a sweat as well, so he had to wonder just how strong Shin truly was... and if he had his love life more put together his respect for his leader would extend farther than the battlefield.
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Shin looked out the window of the bus taking in the view of the dead apocalyptic world as they continued to head towards their destination. Komaru was sitting next to him staying quite and trying to remain calm at her first brush with the living dead this world calls THEM. Shin had recalled Grim Ashes and had him take the aisle seat of the bus, so they were protecting Komaru in the middle seat from threats from both outside and inside. Grim Ash received a few looks when Shin summoned him, but the people inside the bus didn't question about the demon skeleton. Just like Shin had hoped, Grim Ash was mistaken as just another skill from God and Devil World.
Alongside Shin in the bus were a number of civilians scared out of their wits about the next possible zombie attack. A young soldier no older than twenty, the sole one inside the bus was trying to calm everyone down as best he could in the absence of his more experienced comrades who fell in battle not long ago. He didn't seem like the type to use threats or force to bring about order like the soldiers had earlier, but that wasn't necessarily a good thing. He was the target of everyone's frustrations and the soldier didn't the have the skill set to handle them. The actual leader of this group was Jin and Connor (The child soldier was silent as ever) who were seated behind Shin and had cleared up the zombies when the most of the soldiers fell in battle.
The two took command and gathered a bus driver, the surviving soldier, and as many civilians as they could towards a working bus. Jin, the mastermind strategist of Team Japan of course didn't want to stand out, or at least just yet, so he had the surviving soldier take up the role as the temporary leader while Connor and himself were just his advisors... the real shot callers. Shin heard that the soldier wasn't too keen on the role of leader, but Jin reassured him that he was not alone and that it was only proper for an adult and soldier of our proud nation take command, and the soldier, too young for his own good, fell for these lines. Shin could only sigh at Jin's ability to quickly take control of a situation and manipulate others as he turned away from the window not seeing any zombies in sight and asked the man of the hour what had been on his mind.
Shin: "So, in the end I was a distraction for you to escape, Jin. You could have just said so."
Jin: "Sorry, sorry. I thought you would be against acting as bait with Komaru with you. That's all. Sorry for taking such liberties, leader. Also, I had the driver take a route that allows all three buses to meet up and had Hikari mask each bus. The enemy may be using Psyche Force, or something similar to scan the area and is able to mask THEM to a degree, making it hard for Hikari to notice. If we say he's using Psyche Force Scan we are now invisible to him and won't be able to find us, but if the enemy is using something like Soul Link to connect with each zombie, quite the frightening power when compared to Hikari who can only connect to four, he'll be able to spot us through the eyes of his zombies. This ability of the enemy may only just be a variation of Soul Link as Hikari, and all of us unlocked don't feel that we're being spied on."
Shin: "...Jin, don't say sorry if your not. I'm definitely feeling like just a figurehead. You don't regret having me run around the area to capture the attention of all the THEM away from this bus, and in doing that you and Connor without revealing too much of our power were able to repel all the THEM. Anyways, what's with hiding our powers? It's one thing if this was a modern world setting, but H.O.T.D is an apocalyptic setting and has apparently merged with the story of God and Devil World. A world with fantasy and game elements (Small). Will there really be a problem if we show off our power?"
Jin: "...About showing our powers, it depends on the time and place. We also don't know enough about the organization the soldiers belong to and their current situation. That's why I said to abandon the majority of the bus fleet. Trust me at least when I say we made the correct decision."
Shin: "...Right."
The words "Trust" and "Jin" were eternal antonyms as far as Shin was concerned. While he trusts Jin's ability as a strategist, he wasn't willing to not question him. Especially when he felt that he was hiding something, so Shin entered the Third Stage of the Genetic Constraint to simulate Saki's thoughts. Saki thought out her plans with extreme logic with little emotion as compared to Jin who equally uses logic and the human heart when he thought up his own plans. If Shin didn't feel the need he would rather reserve the Third Stage for an emergency since it took a toll on his mind, but since they were safe for the moment, he wanted to do try and figure out what Jin was scheming.
Shin: (Revealing our power to the organization in control of Tokonosu City, or any governing body in this world has its gains and risk. The gain is Authority and Influence. God and Devil World shows us that Enhancers and Evolvers who possess enough inhuman power beyond imagination can have their way within survivor communities and even if they commit crimes like murder and xxxx, the government will allow such actions long the person shows himself as useful. Any Enhancer or Evolver who honestly joins the military will receive high positions and if they show loyalty they will be on the fast track to the top. Showing our might to the soldiers and helping as many civilians survive the zombie attack would boost our reputation and value to the government greatly... but it certainly comes at a risk. Fear and the Unknown. Both Team Japan's full power with the combination of infinite ammo weapons, overwhelming sci-fi weapons beyond modern technology, magic abilities and enhancements superior to most Enhancers and Evolvers, as well as access to resources by relying on Drebin893. We can become a powerful asset to any fighting force and turn the tides of war... or a threat that threatens the peace and stability of an organization. Especially those not united and factions fighting over authority. Governments are the most ruthless entities when it comes to gain and risk. If they can use us then good and we can use them back then all is good... but if the risk for them is that our power eclipses their own to the extent we can wipe them out or we come to hold so much fame and influence we can easily take over...)
The conclusion Shin came to was a political purge.
Team Japan were outsiders who appeared out of nowhere with frightening power and were attempting to gain influence in the government. This wouldn't look too good for those in at the top who risk losing their own control and power. Especially, the numerous corrupt officials that you'll find in the Apocalypse when order falls apart. The government would use Team Japan's might, and when the time was right, they would assassinate them and steal their powerful tools and resources. Shin thought a bit more stimulating Saki's thoughts, but soon he exited Unlocked Mode as he experienced a headache.
Shin found stimulating Saki with the Third Stage to be one of its more useful abilities, but more so than the others, trying to think like her took the most burden on his mind. He had a high Intelligence stat, higher than Saki's on paper, but her way of thinking was too foreign to him and he lacked her knowledge and wisdom to perfectly replicate her thinking patterns.
Intelligence is intelligence.
Wisdom is wisdom.
And knowledge is knowledge.
What most people misunderstood is that they are all different things and lead to different results. If not then all smart individuals revered as geniuses by the masses would act and think the same. This wasn't the case at all as people possess their own experiences, egos, and values. Just how some of the best and brightest of society pursue knowledge and use that knowledge for the betterment of the world, others would pursue knowledge and use that knowledge for the sake of destroying the world like terrorist who craft the most detailed and masterful plans to raise hell on earth. Shin considered stimulating Jin next, but he didn't feel that he missed anything and that it wasn't worth straining himself.
Shin: "So that's it. So your not worried at all about making it to the survival camp and meeting up with the main characters. You're just not confident in controlling the aftermath if we make too grand of an appearance? If we don't want to risk fighting with the government of Tokonosu city Survival Camp, we shouldn't show our powers at all and only think of surviving the mission and team battle by working in the shadows, but we won't make too big of an impact when the zombies reach the city. That also means we can't acquire the points and rewards we should be able to acquire and we won't be able to warn them about Team Kenya assisting the zombies, which will most likely be their mission. But... if we show our full power that defies even the logic of this world with the introduction of God and Devil system we will just become targets. Jin, you either don't have the ability or time to gain control of the survival camp, and if we use force and wipe out the opposition we will be hard press to defend ourselves when the zombies arrive. That's why you had us aim for the middle."
Jin: "...Ah, so you simulate my own thoughts or the former strategist? To answer your question yes you're correct. By aiming for the middle, we will just look like strong Enhancers to everyone instead of monsters. This fleet of buses should have been lost to the zombie's raid and although we lost nine buses, bringing back just three along with some survivors and valuable soldiers will make us heroes. Modest heroes to be exact who did all they could to help as many people as possible, but still failing to save the majority. It's perfect! We can avoid the worst-case scenario and appeal to join the military. Remember the plot of H.O.T.D and what our first objective of the main mission is? Protect Saya Takagi's parents. With just that clue, who they were, and what they did in the Manga to try and establish order, and knowing we have to protect Tokonosu City Survival Camp... it's easy to figure out that they are important individuals within the organization running the city. And on a side note, I've already heard from the passengers and the soldier over there. I don't know how united the organization is, but Saya's parents should be the leaders or individuals of a very high position. Our first objective is to locate the main characters once we get to the survival camp and they should be there as it's one of our mission objectives to protect them. If the main characters remember you, Hikari and Aqua, we'll use that connection to approach Saya's parents!"
Shin: "And what will you do then? The Manga showed her father as a no-nonsense man, so how can you convince him to give us the influence we need in the upcoming battle?"
Jin: "Hahaha... Just leave that to me. Long as we can get an audience with Saya's father... the requirements for our victory in this mission and team battle will be all but complete, but first we must meet up with the others. Like us, they've taken command of their buses, civilians, and few surviving soldiers. I had Hikari scan ahead to find the survival camp, which is about 1-2 hours away from where we are. Well drive separately for now and meet up somewhere to drive the last stretch together. If the zombies have a clue about our destination then they'll set up one last ambush before we enter the survival camp. If we want to avoid showing all our cards, we need to meet up and join our powers to break through!"
Shin couldn't fathom what Jin meant by that, yet he felt both confidence and darkness from him at that moment, but since they were on the same side and their lives were connected as a team... he didn't question him further.
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Zombies of the first stage of evolution are no match for Shin or his teammates unless they come in large numbers, but even that can be managed if they go all out. Don't worry. When we get to the second and third stage zombies, Shin will be more challenged. I also have something in store when the other team arrives and adds their power to the zombies.
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Editor Z Note: I had fun editing this document, though it comes at a time where I have to juggle so many different things altogether… Why can't life just be an easy transition from one thing to another? Editor Out!
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