I think that the n had learned a few lessons yesterday, no matter how hard they were. Passing a few humans that were in the halls and staircase of the hotel, trying to get our attention, the n all ignored them, carrying their rifles in a low-ready position. No one talked, no one asked dumb questions… everything was fantastic.
And then we got to the lobby… and the huge group of humans that crowded the area, clearly waiting for us.
I stopped and stared at the man that walked towards us, clearly the spoke person of the group. He was dressed in the sa impeccable style that Wang Chao and Liu Wei used to have, and the air around him seed to shimr with his authority.
A power user that didn't know he was a power user.
"Wang Chao," the man greeted, completely ignoring , his sole focus on Wang Chao beside . No wonder they seed similar, they must have been in the sa circles before yesterday.
"Zhang Hao Ran," Wang Chao said as he nodded his head. Turning to , he said, "He is the younger brother of Zhang Hui Fen." I racked my brain trying to rember why that na sounded familiar and then it hit …
"Your brother-in-law ish?" I asked. He'd have to forgive for not rembering. If it wasn't about getting to Liu Wei's house, or getting supplies, or fighting zombies, my brain was really not caring about it. When Wang Chao nodded his head to , I turned to look at Zhang Hao Ran. "What do you want?" I demanded, needing to leave this place as soon as possible. Being on the brunch nu was not how I wanted to start my day and the longer we delayed here, the more of a possibility that was going to be.
Zhang Hao Ran looked down at and then back to Wang Chao. "We need to get back to City A," he said, doing his best to hint at what he wanted without having to ask for it.
I humd and nodded my head. "Good luck," I said as I started to walk towards the front doors. The problem that I was beginning to realize, was that people did not part like the red seas to , they parted for Wang Chao, who was still standing and looking at Zhang Hao Ran. With a huff, I turned back around and went back to the boys.
The sun reflecting off all the shiny tal on the outside of the building before beaming in through the giant windows made close one eye as I looked at the group of n before and the mix of n and won behind . Stretching my neck, I realized that I had spoken too soon when I said that the n in my group had learned their lesson. Fucking idiots.
"I don't know about you gentlen," I said, ignoring Zhang Hao Ran and speaking directly to Wang Chao and Liu Wei. "But I am going to be walking out of this door in the next two minutes. If you are not coming, please inform now." We did not have the ti to be playing the gas that were so popular in the upper crust before the EMP.
Liu Wei quickly took a step forward and stood beside . Giving Wang Chao a smirk he said, "I'll be leaving with Princess, you feel free to have your eting here." Well, at least that one developed so brain cells last night. Nodding to him, I pulled the sword I had strapped to my back and held it pointing down. I was not above killing people to get out of here. I only had one coffee this morning and no matter how big it was, it was not nearly enough for to deal with this shit.
Wang Chao looked at Zhang Hao Ran and said calmly, "We are not going to City A right now, you will need to call your brother to co save you." Zhang Hao Ran shook his head as he heard what Wang Chao said. Putting his right hand in his pocket he gave a half smile.
"We are family now, I expected better of my brother-in-law," he said, a challenge clearly in his voice. Leaving Liu Wei's side, I slid into the space between the two n and faced Zhang Hao Ran. Smiling my most polite smile, I started poking the man in the chest.
"I am sure that Wang Chao would have had no problems helping you, but the fact of the matter is, he is not in charge of this little… operation… I am. So the man has no say and his very life depends on keeping happy. Understood? Now, you guys are more than welco to stay here, and maybe, just maybe, we will swing by this way once we are done with what we need to do. But either way? Fuck off."
Done with n that couldn't understand that their world was not going to be the sa, I left the hotel with Wang Chao's n following .
"Sorry," he said with a shrug of his shoulders. He smiled at Zhang Hao Ran as he walked past him, putting his hand on Zhang Hao Ran's shoulder. "You heard her…I have no say in the matter."
With those parting words, he followed into the sun and the beginning of a new day.
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The sunlight did nothing to improve the scene outside. In fact, I am pretty sure that it made it worse. Where before the darkness was able to hide the blood stains on the concrete, the sunlight shone down on the dark red puddles on the roads and sidewalks. I looked at the abandoned cars around us, noting the broken windows and blood stains, the stuffed bunny on the street, and the severed limbs. I saw where so cars drove into storefront windows, so of their occupants still hanging over the steering wheel, no longer caring about the fate of the world.
And then I saw a murder of crows raise up into the air, a fierce cry coming from them before they disappeared into the distance. Silence followed.
"Flight, fight, or freeze?" I asked Liu Wei who had co up behind and to my left. He too studied the surrounding area.
"What do you suggest?" He asked , willing to concede to .
Stretching my neck, my nervous tick out in full force, I shot a single bullet into the air.
Silence.
"Flight or fight," I said this ti making it a statent instead of a question. I continued to scan around for anything that was out of place. Sunlight glead off the mirrors, windows, and cars around us, essentially putting us in the very middle of their reflections. Given the fact that the n were all wearing their black uniforms from yesterday, we were a bit screwed.
Still only steps away from the entrance of the hotel, I motioned for the n to go back inside, not willing to turn my back for a second. The slight sound of their footsteps let know that they were listening. Liu Wei quickly followed, also not willing to turn around, and finally, I entered the lobby and locked the door in front of .
I still couldn't see anything outside of the windows in front of , but that didn't an a thing. They were out there… the only question was... where?
"Those that can, hide. Those that want to fight, stay here," I said, not bothering to see who would listen to the order and who would not.
If lesson one was I am always right, the second lesson that they were going to learn today was how to kill a zombie… or die trying.
I slled Wang Chao before I could feel him, his arm gently wrapping itself around my waist. "What's the plan?" He asked, speaking softly in my ear. It took everything in to still scan the outside and not give in to the need to lt against him.
"Training practice," I said as I spotted the first bit of movent. The light blue and lavender of the zombie's skin allowed them to blend in perfectly with a bright, sunny day like today, so you had to hope that the clothes they were wearing would give you the opportunity to see them, or that they tripped. And the fuckers never tripped… or wore huntsman's orange.
The n fanned out behind , allowing Zhang Hao Ran to step closer to . He didn't say a word, simply looked at and Wang Chao.
"It will need to be done in groups of 10. I will let in one zombie at a ti and you guys try your best to kill it before it multiplies or the rest of the zombies are hungry," I said, spotting more movent. These were the advance scouts, so whether we took them out or let them leave, the rest of the horde would know where we were.
This was going to be an all-out battle, and I was stuck with people that had only engaged with the enemy once, leading to a crushing defeat for the humans.
Was it too late to go back to bed and have a do-over?
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