The group had decided to set up in the corner of a room, and it came as no surprise that people were looking at them. The zombies were used to just smelling them around the place, and when they saw humans, it was free reign for them to hunt.
There was an exception, of course, and that was Humfree. But then again, Humfree wasn't sleeping in the same room as the rest of them.
"This is going to be hard," Anna said. "I feel like every single one of them is waiting for the chance to just jump on me."
Wendy couldn't agree more, but there were two people who were fine with it, and that was the soldier man, Kyle. He was setting out his bed calmly, and even straightening it, which seemed pointless in a place like this.
"Would you guys feel more comfortable if I slept away?" Zain asked.
The others had to check that their ears were working properly. It was the first time they had heard him say something so considerate. But for both of the girls, there was the immediate answer that came to their mind.
"No!" they both said at the same time.
"It's okay," Wendy said. "You can stay near us. I don't know why, but I feel safer if you're next to us."
Zain started to set up his bed next to the soldier man. Since they were in the corner, they had set it up in a way where they could corner the two girls, making them feel safer.
When Zain finished making his bed, he looked at the girls.
"I just thought I should tell you, if these guys in this room team up on you and try to eat your brains, I won't be helping you. Now, get some rest."
The two girls were frozen in place for a second. They had no clue as to why Zain would just randomly say that to them.
"Can you believe him!" Wendy said. "Just when I thought he was being nice and considerate to us, he said something like that. Does he have something wrong with his brain?"
Anna was nodding along as she got under her blanket.
"It is a bit strange, though, don't you think? Why do we feel so comfortable with Zain? You have to remember he's like them as well. Which means, just like them, he also eats brains."
The two looked over at Zain again, and then beyond him. Even now, there were some zombies that were feasting on human flesh. The rotten, rancid smell filled the room somewhat, but it was a smell they had gotten used to.
However, the sight itself was still a big stomach churner. Honestly, they both felt in that moment, if it wasn't for Zain, then they perhaps would have gone mad. Since he had protected them back then, when they were stuck inside the cages, they thought he would do the same even though the opposite was said.
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"Hey, it looks like you guys were able to get some sleep after all. I was a little worried," a voice was heard.
Both of the girls were hugging each other tightly. They couldn't even remember when they fell asleep. All they remembered was being worried, cold, and shaking together. When they slowly opened their eyes, though, they were surprised to see that Dart was standing right over them.
"AHHHH!" the girls screamed, and the sound echoed due to the room they were in. Several angry grunts and growls were coming over from the others. Even Dart was covering both of his ears.
"What the hell! If you guys keep this up, then someone is going to want to eat you just to make you shut up!" Dart angrily said, stomping his foot.
The girls looked over toward Kyle and Zain. Both of them were already awake and preparing. They had put on their thick clothes and some pieces of armour, such as a bulletproof vest.
What they noticed behind Dart was that he had some equipment as well, in a wheelbarrow.
"These are for you," Dart said. "Pick what you want and get ready for your assessment today."
The girls had completely forgotten. Today was the day where they were meant to go up against Carl, the special zombie they had seen practically single-handedly defeat a stage 4.
Looking through the wheelbarrow, they noticed that there weren't just clothes inside but a few weapons. However, the weapons were only melee weapons. There were no guns as such, even though they could see some of the other zombies holding onto them.
It was quite clear that they still weren't trusted with these things, but not that they were the best things to use to fight against zombies anyway.
Even when the stage 4 attacked, not a single one of the zombies had used a weapon. In the end, Anna just selected some clothes that weren't too heavy to wear, with Wendy doing the same.
Anna had decided against choosing any weapons since she could make some with her blood anyway, and Wendy had done the same. Zain, who had been keeping an eye on them, saw this.
"Are you sure about that?" Zain asked. "I know you can make weapons out of your blood, but isn't there a limit to how long those weapons can last? And I assume it makes you feel weak.
"If you have a real weapon on you, at least you can use that in emergencies. Besides, if I were you, I would see how much energy using my blood takes, and then try to use a regular weapon as much as I could before resorting to blood weapons.
"And for you, your power... if I remember correctly, it's something like wind. Well, then, isn't there a way you can use your powers along with these weapons?"
Both of them thought about it, and they realised that Zain was right. All this time, they had been using their powers in the way they thought was best, and here Zain had analysed a better way to use them.
Picking up a few things, they were now ready.
"Alright, it looks like you are all ready. Let's go," Dart said.
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