Dan slammed the truck door closed and looked over at the crying girl. She looked terrified by Dan and all she kept saying was that she wanted her mommy. All Dan could think of was that he wanted his mommy too. Sucking in a deep breathe Dan started up the truck. Peeling out of the parking spot, Dan started to see people loading up their vehicles with all manner of stuff. The problem was that occasionally someone would go down and screams would arise. Looking at the cars starting to jam the parking lots entrance. Dan drove over the curb onto the grass and made his way to the road over the lawn. Other people seeing what Dan was doing started gunning their own cars and trucks.

Wham! Dan jumped up in his seat and hit the ceiling of his truck as the wheels came down off the curb onto the road. Putting his foot down hard on the gas, he started accelerating as fast as he could down the street to a major intersection. It was still quiet out as it was 4 in the morning and people weren't quite aware of the shit storm that was going on. However, as he made his way down the street, cop cars and ambulances were out and about, as well as, the occasion crack of gun fire.

Dan was just looking at one of the police cars that had their doors open and siren going, when Dan hit something in the street. Dan reacted quickly by slamming on the brake, and his right hand threw itself across the body of the little girl in the passenger seat. When the truck had come to a stop, he looked at the girl who was still screaming about her mother.

Looking out at the road, a policeman laid broken from having been hit by Dan's truck. However, policeman began to move and tried to actually stand, but since both of his legs were broken all the Zombie could do was drag himself forward with his arms. It was at that point that steam started coming out of trucks hood. Dan had an idea that radiator probably was pushed up on the fan. Though the truck could probably run another 20 or 30 miles before it overheated, he had to weigh it against getting out of the truck and finding a new one vehicle. Dan tried to give the truck a little gas and realized that from the sound of the truck he had also severed a timing belt.

Dan looked at the little girl who was screaming at this point and pressed the child safety locks on. Opening up his door, Dan got out and pulled his gun out. "Stay here!" Dan said to the child who at the sight of the gun pressed her small body into the door farthest from him. Dan closed the truck door and turned around to face the Zombie policeman. The patrolman on the ground was clawing his way forward looking at Dan. Dan walked up to him and simply said he was sorry before pulling the trigger. Blood splattered Dan's clothes and he quickly reached down to look over what the patrolman had.

>You have been awarded 5 GC.

>Based on your actions you have leveled. As such you now have a decreased chance of being culled, and have a 10% of resisting Zombie infection.

>You are now able to choose a physical enhancement from the system. Say 'Level Up' to choose amongst available options.

>You have come in contact with nanite blood. You have gained 22k worth of nanites, healing rate increase by minimal amount.

Dan stared at the prompts for a moment, looking down at his clothes he realized that he blood and brains of the policemen had disappeared. Rolling the patrolman over, Dan stripped him of his gun belt and keys. Sadly, the radio had been trashed by the hit, but at least he now had another gun. Going over to his, he opened up the door to grab the little girl. "Come on sweetie, it's time to go."

Terrified the girl was pulling on the door to get away. Realizing that the girl wasn't going to go easy, Dan grabbed her and pulled her out of the truck. Screaming, like a banshee, Dan quickly grabbed her stuff Unicorn and backpack before rushing over to the squad car parked at the convenience store. As he ran over to the car, Dan saw the convenience store display windows covered in blood with the front door smashed. Knowing that the little girls screams were going to bring trouble quickly, so Dan used the patrolman's keys to open the door to the cruiser. Placing the little girl and her stuff in the back of the cop car, Dan turned to see two Zombies at the entrance to the convenience store.

One looked like a pimply teenager with a blood soaked cashier smock. While the other was an obese man in his late fifties and an arm gnawed off. Taking no time to think it through, Dan grabbed the gun out of his holster and began to fire at the Zombies. The old man took one to the chest and then another hit him in the head. Just as it did the gun, cycled all the way back expending the last round in the clip. Dan still moved the gun towards the teenager, as he ran forwards with his mouth wide open. The teenager zombie jumped upon Dan, and he jammed the gun into the teenagers mouth. The zombie's rotten saliva mixed with bits of gore began to rain down on Dan, as he struggled with the teen.

Finally, Dan rolled the teen over and began slamming down his fists on the boy's head. Over and over again, Dan's rage continued until he heard a loud crack and the teen went limp. Getting up, Dan pulled the gun from the teens mouth and ejected the clip. He had nothing to say, as he put a fresh clip in his gun and put the empty one away. Sliding into the patrol car, Dan looked back into the back seat to see the little girl huddle on the floor boards. Guilt at being such a shit heel came over him as he started up the car. One more system message greeted him before he put the car in reverse.

>You have been awarded 7 GC.

>You have come in contact with nanite blood. You have gained 45k worth of nanites, healing rate increase by minimal amount.