Chapter 20
Chapter 20 – Well, Shit .
7 PM .
35 Hours Remaining,
After hours of attempting to fix the shield, she failed . It was not that the shield was busted, but the energy cell was used up . Misha had to look for the replacement to activate it again .
Misha ate her ration and lied down within the APC, which she shut down the engine and all light .
The sun had set, and the darkness arrived . Everything outside was pitched black and quiet .
"I wonder what he was thinking, giving away this APC . "
Misha snickered . She felt like she had conned Pioneer .
As she closed her eyes, planning to rest and skip the night in-game . However, the usual night-skip, which she had experienced in the boot camp, did not occur . Instead, the feeling of trying to fall asleep was real .
2 Hours later,
*HAWL*
*SCREECH*
Various screaming noise of monsters on the wasteland could be heard from within the vehicle, which gave Misha goosebumps .
"Eep! Please don't be like the usual [Monster gets stronger at night] setting . I don't want this game to turn into a horror game!"
Misha did not mind playing a horror game, but playing it within a virtual reality console was different .
By instinct, she placed her rifle in her arms as she tried to sleep .
.
*GROWL*
1 AM .
The noises got louder as the night slowly passed . Because of the nervousness and the unusual sounds, Misha could not sleep . She opened her eyes a bit and raising her head to see what was outside through the front windshield of the vehicle .
The moonlight was dim, but Misha's eyesight got used to the night . Several shadow figures were wandering near the APC .
Misha held her breath . She picked up the goggles and equipped it .
The goggles had the night-sight feather, which she turned it on .
"…"
Misha was speechless .
Another zombie horde!
And each of them was carrying a weapon!
Wait, zombies could carry weapons!?
Misha held her breathe and observed the zombies . The weapons in their hands were clubs, steel pipes, blades, or hand-held weapons .
Their look also differed from the previous zombies that Misha killed in the crater . Their bodies did not have any noticeable wound or rotten flesh, but they had black veins all over their body as if they were tattoos . All of them were bald and looked the same, which Misha could not even identify their gender by looking .
The APC was surrounded by a zombie horde, but they failed to notice Misha's presence .
Misha minimized her movements and her breath, waiting for the undead beings to pass .
1 Minute
3 Minutes
5 Minutes
Each minute was like an hour, yet the zombies staggered forward at a slow pace, torturing Misha inside the vehicle .
One of them sudden jumped on top of the APC . It sniffed around as if it were a dog .
10 Minutes
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Another zombie with one eye, which size was half of its head, peeked through the front windshield . At this moment, Misha was already hiding under the console .
15 Minutes
The horde walked away from the APC, yet the sniffing zombie and the big eye stayed .
The last zombie with a steel pipe staggered, passing the side of the armored car .
*PONG*
The steel pipe hit the surface of the vehicle, which the tube created an echoing sound with the metal armor .
The horde stopped and turned toward the direction of the sound .
Misha's heart was at her throat .
The zombies walked back toward the APC's direction, and the nearest zombies began inspecting it by smelling it .
'No, no, no, no! Go away! I took a bath, I don't smell!'
*SNIFF*
*SNIFF*
More zombies surrounded the car and sniffed it .
While the zombies were sniffing, the odor of their bodies got into the vehicle as the APC had small areas of air ventilation . Misha had modded it so she could sleep in the car .
The rotten air got into the nose of Misha .
"Hichi-!"
She sneezed in a muffled voice .
*SCREEEEEEEEECH*
A zombie screamed and began swinging its pipe at the vehicle .
It detected Misha inside the APC!
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*SCREEEECH*
*ROAR*
More zombies screeched and copied the first zombie's action .
"Fuck me!"
Misha started the engine, which the APC opened its spotlight by itself . The blinding light attracted more zombies .
*BANG*
*SCREECH*
The surface of the car dented from the strikes . Meanwhile, Misha stomped on the accelerator .
*VRRR*
The two zombies on top of the vehicle fell off as it suddenly moved . The APC dashed forward while the zombies ran after it .
The speed of the car jumped from 0 KPH to 100 KPH (Kilometer Per Hour) in two seconds, yet the zombies still caught up with the armored vehicle . Some of them even attempted to leap to get on top of the car!
One of them managed to get onto the front of the windshield . Its head splitted open, and the parts that used to be its head turned into a flower-like mouth with hundreds of finger-size fangs . At the center, three wiggling barbed tongues extended as if it wanted to catch Misha, who was driving the car .
*BANG*
The extended tongues hit the reinforced windshield, which had been covered by a metal plate armor .
*BANG* *BANG*
It kept slamming its tongue at the windshield even though the attacks were not effective . However, it made Misha panicked .
"GET OFF!"
Misha made a turn, hoping the shake the zombie off the front hood, yet its hands and claws stuck onto the vehicle .
"Fine! You're coming with me!"
Misha shifted the gear again, and the speed kept climbing . The red KPH counter in the console showed 160, 165, 170, and maintained at 200 KPH after a minute .
"Am I driving a race car or an APC!?"
She managed to gain a distance from the horde, but the guy on top of the front hood was still there . Misha put on the seat belt as she planned her next move .
Her gas-pedaling foot pulled up while the other foot stomped onto the brake .
The sudden kinetic-force pulled Misha forward, but the safety belt pulled her back to her seat . The zombie was caught off guard, and the force ejected it out of the front hood .
However, the impact of the seat made Misha's innards shook, and her collar bone cracked .
"Chance!"
Despite the pain and the dizziness, Misha shifted the gear and stepped on the gas pedal again, planning to run over the zombie .
*BANG*
The stumbling zombie was hit by the front armor and was sent flying to the side as the vehicle went pass it .
At this moment, the horde also caught up with the APC and the previous zombie . They charged mindlessly at Misha .
The girl exhaled as her trembling hands stopped shaking . Her mind reverted back to her normal state as she managed to get through her panic .
The APC dashed forward again, trying to get away from the zombies .
Though the crisis was averted for now, Misha had worries .
First, the gas in the tank was limited .
Second, the zombies were still chasing .
Third, she did not know how far she had driven through the wasteland . She did not even remember where she was .
And lastly …
*BUBBLE*
There were a rolling 10-meter green egg and another horde of several hundred green zombies, which was coming at her direction from the front .
"Well … shit . "
Chapter 20 – Well, Shit .
7 PM .
35 Hours Remaining,
After hours of attempting to fix the shield, she failed . It was not that the shield was busted, but the energy cell was used up . Misha had to look for the replacement to activate it again .
Misha ate her ration and lied down within the APC, which she shut down the engine and all light .
The sun had set, and the darkness arrived . Everything outside was pitched black and quiet .
I wonder what he was thinking, giving away this APC .
Misha snickered . She felt like she had conned Pioneer .
As she closed her eyes, planning to rest and skip the night in-game . However, the usual night-skip, which she had experienced in the boot camp, did not occur . Instead, the feeling of trying to fall asleep was real .
2 Hours later,
*HAWL*
*SCREECH*
Various screaming noise of monsters on the wasteland could be heard from within the vehicle, which gave Misha goosebumps .
Eep! Please dont be like the usual [Monster gets stronger at night] setting . I dont want this game to turn into a horror game!
Misha did not mind playing a horror game, but playing it within a virtual reality console was different .
By instinct, she placed her rifle in her arms as she tried to sleep .
.
*GROWL*
1 AM .
The noises got louder as the night slowly passed . Because of the nervousness and the unusual sounds, Misha could not sleep . She opened her eyes a bit and raising her head to see what was outside through the front windshield of the vehicle .
The moonlight was dim, but Mishas eyesight got used to the night . Several shadow figures were wandering near the APC .
Misha held her breath . She picked up the goggles and equipped it .
The goggles had the night-sight feather, which she turned it on .
…
Misha was speechless .
Another zombie horde!
And each of them was carrying a weapon!
Wait, zombies could carry weapons!?
Misha held her breathe and observed the zombies . The weapons in their hands were clubs, steel pipes, blades, or hand-held weapons .
Their look also differed from the previous zombies that Misha killed in the crater . Their bodies did not have any noticeable wound or rotten flesh, but they had black veins all over their body as if they were tattoos . All of them were bald and looked the same, which Misha could not even identify their gender by looking .
The APC was surrounded by a zombie horde, but they failed to notice Mishas presence .
Misha minimized her movements and her breath, waiting for the undead beings to pass .
1 Minute
3 Minutes
5 Minutes
Each minute was like an hour, yet the zombies staggered forward at a slow pace, torturing Misha inside the vehicle .
One of them sudden jumped on top of the APC . It sniffed around as if it were a dog .
10 Minutes
Another zombie with one eye, which size was half of its head, peeked through the front windshield . At this moment, Misha was already hiding under the console .
15 Minutes
The horde walked away from the APC, yet the sniffing zombie and the big eye stayed .
The last zombie with a steel pipe staggered, passing the side of the armored car .
*PONG*
The steel pipe hit the surface of the vehicle, which the tube created an echoing sound with the metal armor .
The horde stopped and turned toward the direction of the sound .
Mishas heart was at her throat .
The zombies walked back toward the APCs direction, and the nearest zombies began inspecting it by smelling it .
No, no, no, no! Go away! I took a bath, I dont smell!
*SNIFF*
*SNIFF*
More zombies surrounded the car and sniffed it .
While the zombies were sniffing, the odor of their bodies got into the vehicle as the APC had small areas of air ventilation . Misha had modded it so she could sleep in the car .
The rotten air got into the nose of Misha .
Hichi-!
She sneezed in a muffled voice .
*SCREEEEEEEEECH*
A zombie screamed and began swinging its pipe at the vehicle .
It detected Misha inside the APC!
*SCREEEECH*
*ROAR*
More zombies screeched and copied the first zombies action .
Fuck me!
Misha started the engine, which the APC opened its spotlight by itself . The blinding light attracted more zombies .
*BANG*
*SCREECH*
The surface of the car dented from the strikes . Meanwhile, Misha stomped on the accelerator .
*VRRR*
The two zombies on top of the vehicle fell off as it suddenly moved . The APC dashed forward while the zombies ran after it .
The speed of the car jumped from 0 KPH to 100 KPH (Kilometer Per Hour) in two seconds, yet the zombies still caught up with the armored vehicle . Some of them even attempted to leap to get on top of the car!
One of them managed to get onto the front of the windshield . Its head splitted open, and the parts that used to be its head turned into a flower-like mouth with hundreds of finger-size fangs . At the center, three wiggling barbed tongues extended as if it wanted to catch Misha, who was driving the car .
*BANG*
The extended tongues hit the reinforced windshield, which had been covered by a metal plate armor .
*BANG* *BANG*
It kept slamming its tongue at the windshield even though the attacks were not effective . However, it made Misha panicked .
GET OFF!
Misha made a turn, hoping the shake the zombie off the front hood, yet its hands and claws stuck onto the vehicle .
Fine! Youre coming with me!
Misha shifted the gear again, and the speed kept climbing . The red KPH counter in the console showed 160, 165, 170, and maintained at 200 KPH after a minute .
Am I driving a race car or an APC!?
She managed to gain a distance from the horde, but the guy on top of the front hood was still there . Misha put on the seat belt as she planned her next move .
Her gas-pedaling foot pulled up while the other foot stomped onto the brake .
The sudden kinetic-force pulled Misha forward, but the safety belt pulled her back to her seat . The zombie was caught off guard, and the force ejected it out of the front hood .
However, the impact of the seat made Mishas innards shook, and her collar bone cracked .
Chance!
Despite the pain and the dizziness, Misha shifted the gear and stepped on the gas pedal again, planning to run over the zombie .
*BANG*
The stumbling zombie was hit by the front armor and was sent flying to the side as the vehicle went pass it .
At this moment, the horde also caught up with the APC and the previous zombie . They charged mindlessly at Misha .
The girl exhaled as her trembling hands stopped shaking . Her mind reverted back to her normal state as she managed to get through her panic .
The APC dashed forward again, trying to get away from the zombies .
Though the crisis was averted for now, Misha had worries .
First, the gas in the tank was limited .
Second, the zombies were still chasing .
Third, she did not know how far she had driven through the wasteland . She did not even remember where she was .
And lastly …
*BUBBLE*
There were a rolling 10-meter green egg and another horde of several hundred green zombies, which was coming at her direction from the front .
Well … shit .
