"What about the parking lot?" Ashton whispered as he worriedly looked at Matt.

"This is what I am most worried about. Good thing there is no electricity in the mall. Even if they came through a parking lot. We still got a chance. Not as much but we still do."

"They will have to take stairs to come here. There is no other way for them to come here. Get ready, they are here. Just shoot whoever you see. Don't worry about anything else." Matt gave the command as he also got ready to shoot.

Again, Sam and Ashton just nodded their heads. Now they all wearing night-vision goggles. They could see everything clearly.

Thud. Thud. Thump. Thump. Thud. Thud. Thump. Thump.

Awakens came running and hit the door with a thud. Not minding if anyone of them died in between. They were too many. As they together hit the door.

Crunch. Crunch. Kachak. Boom.

The door got blast as more pressure fell on the door and with a boom, all the awakens fell.

"FIRE!!!" Matt yelled. And without wasting any time all the three fired their guns.

Shoot. Shoot. Shoot. Shoot. Shoot.

Every time Ashton pressed the trigger someone fell. Every time Sam pressed the trigger someone hit. Every time Matt pressed the trigger the other awakens got blocked.

But that was until the awakens were fallen. Once they get up then everything changed.

"GRAAAAAAAAA." They growled as they looked towards the fifth floor from where the bullets were coming and they started running towards the stairs.

"THEY ARE COMING! DON'T STOP AND SHOOT!! IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT HITS OR NOT!!! JUST SHOOT!!!!" Matt yelled as he sniped as many awaken as he could.

Within 30 seconds more than 100 awakens falls. But looking at the number of awakens it felt like a drop in the water.

One of the awakens who was in the center and bigger than others looked at the three morons who were continuously firing and trying to kill his people.

He smirked and growled "GRAAAAAAAA....."

His smirk was quite real. Nearly like humans. Unlike other awakens his body wasn't falling apart. His skull was harder than steel. Even when the bullets hit his head, they just made some klink noises and that's it.

His body was twice as big as other humans. He was nearly 3 meters long. His body was far bulky than others. But he didn't do anything he just stood even when bullets hit him and growled.

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And then everything changed.

Awakens who were at the center pulled the ones at the front and started to use them as a shield.

"FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! I CAN'T SHOOT THEM!!!" Ashton yelled as he looked at the awakens in anger. They were using their own as a shield. Although dead one but still. That was inhumane.

"SAM! EXPLOSIVE!! NOW!!!" Matt who was ready for any situation yelled.

Sam without any hesitation pulled out a hand grenade, pulled its safety lever out, and threw it at the center of the awakens.

BOOM!!!

"AHS FIRE! SAM MORE EXPLOSIVES!!" Matt yelled.

Sam and Ash don't need to tell anymore as they both started firing and throwing explosives.

SHOOT. SHOOT. SHOOT. BOOM. SHOOT. SHOOT. SHOOT. BOOM.

"GRAAAAAAAAA.... GRAAAAAAAAAAAAA...….. GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...." The awakens at the centre growled as they saw their numbers dwindle.

Especially the one who was bigger than the others. It again looked at the three stupid humans with anger and growled "GRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAA!!!"

And more awakens entered the mall.

Together.

More than 500. And they all ran towards the stairs.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING SAM!!! THROW MORE EXPLOSIVES!!!" Matt yelled angrily as he looked at the awakens who were now just 5 meters away from the stairs.

If they started ascending the stairs then getting to the 5th floor won't be long.

Not to say hitting them will also become more difficult. There will be walls covering them. It will be very problematic.

"I AM THROWING AS FAST AS I CAN! BUT IT'S NOT ENOUGH!!" Sam yelled as he continuously threw the explosives at awakens.

"TRY STAIRS! BLOW THE STAIRS AWAY!! HURRY!!!" Matt yelled again as he fired continuously.

While Awakens finally get to the stairs and start climbing them but before they could a loud heard.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMM!!!

And with that stairs fall.

"GRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!" The awaken which was at the middle growled so loudly this time that his growling resounded nearly half of the Carin City.

All the three pressed their ears as they nearly felt their ears bleeding because of the loud growl.

"GRAAAAAA….. GRAAAAAAAAAAA….. GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...…" Then they heard more loud voices just like the one they heard just now and then they saw 7 more awakens just like the middle one entered the mall.

"IGNORE THEM! BLAST THE OTHER STAIRS FIRST!! WE WILL TAKE CARE OF THEM LATER!!! HURRY!!!!" Matt yelled as he stared at the seven awakens who were starting to slow down.

Sam and Ashton nodded and hurriedly pulled out more explosives and blast the stairs of the second floor.

"GRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA...…" The awaken in the middle angrily growled as he looked at the three idiots who were making his work difficult.

He just wants to kill them. Can't they just let him and be done with this mess. This is all it wanted.

It turned around and saw its seven companions and nodded. It started going backward and punched the awakens which get in its way and stood with the other seven.

"GRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA..." Then all the eight growled together. The noise of their growl was so loud that the mall itself started to shake.

Matt and others again pressed their ears. Now their ears were bleeding but they still didn't use their powers. It wasn't time.

"JUST BLAST THE STAIRS! DO NOT STOP!!" Matt growled looking at Sam and Ashton who again paused.

Sam and Ashton again nodded and threw explosives.

BOOM. BOOM. BOOM. BOOM.

But this time instead of rushing. All the awakens start getting aside. Leaving the stairs which were now fallen. Making a plain straightway.

"What are they doing?" Ashton whispered as he looked at the awakens who were now instead of trying to climb and make way towards them, entering the shops in hurry.

"I don't know," Matt whispered back. He couldn't understand. Suddenly the silence descended on the mall.

Nobody fired.

Nobody growled.

Now there stood three humans on the fifth floor and eight 3 meters tall awakens at the entrance.