Chapter 5
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Takashi: We should go. It isn't safe here and we've got to meet up with the others as well.
Haven: Agreed. They need to know what we've found out as well...
Rei: A transport of some kind. We need to find one.
Takashi: The zombie... it had a motorcycle helmet on.
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Soon, the three of them found the bike on the other side of the hill. Unfortunately for them it would only fit two people so they had no choice but to look for another vehicle. Haven felt somewhat embarrassed. He was, after all the third wheel here. In the original story line, only Takashi and Rei went through the tunnel when the bus exploded.
The zombie that attacked them would have been killed by Rei and then they would use this bike to head over to a gas station. However unlike the original story, this one had evolved zombies. As seen from earlier, if Haven hadn't been there and unlocked the mental limit, the zombie might have bitten one of them and/or killed them.
And as much as Haven and I was ecstatic to witness the actual story characters in action, we weren't suicidal enough to trust fate or luck to make sure that they would come back out of situations alive.
We had to survive, after all.
Fortunately there was an abandoned pickup truck along the same road. Unfortunately however, there was still a zombie inside. Rei made the mistake of opening the door without truly checking to see if it was safe. The zombie, hearing the noise of the door, jumped from seat and tried to bite her.
Ever since the mental limit had been broken, Haven's mental stats reached a higher limit that he would have ever even believed possible. His reaction speed, senses and even judgement of a situation was vastly upgraded.
With these increase in capabilities, a split second second decision overcame any of his thoughts and his sword was instantly swung towards the zombie neck. It's head was severed cleanly from its head before it could bite her.
The momentum from its jump, however caused it to crash into her body. After struggling to get the dead zombie off of her, she dusted herself off and muttered thanks towards Haven. He nodded politely and searched for the keys of the pick up in the zombie's trousers.
A few moments later, they got into the pick up and drove along the road towards the east police blockade. The city was a mess. Dead bodies and blood were strewn everywhere. There were broken weapons and even even destroyed vehicles littering the side of road.
When we drove past a corner, we even saw stores and houses that were lit on fire, zombies surrounding them. Soon we came across two crashed police cruisers that were smoking and practically lying in pieces.
Rei got off the truck to go check out the wreckage to see if there was anything worth harvesting, or looting.
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Takashi: Wait, Rei. There's gasoline leaking from those vehicles. Its dangerous to just go in there and loot any items.
Rei: We could use some supplies, if they have any. Stop being scared of them. After everything we've been through you think looting police vehicles are going to stop me?
Takashi: I guess not... Just be careful alright?
Haven: I'm sure she'll be fine.
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Haven's approval seemed to end the hesitation
I wasn't entire sure, but it seemed like Rei and Takashi were having some sexual tension. They really seemed like they both needed to f*ck each other. I guess our involvement is breaking away the progress of their relationship huh?
Rei walked over to the police cruisers and flinched slightly, seeing the dead bodies inside. After prodding them for a moment, she collected some of the items inside.
There were two handguns, and a plethora of bullets, some bloody but most usable. Haven, popped open the trunk of the vehicles to check if there were anything that seemed important and sure enough, he found a police baton.
Distributing the items, they decided that Takashi and Haven would carry the guns. After the short side trip, Rei noticed that the gas on the pickup was reaching empty. Giving out a suggestion, we drove towards the closest gas station on the way towards the police blockade.
When we arrived, there were a few zombies milling around. Haven took care of them easy enough with the sword. It looked like the plot was about to start progressing once more.
Let's see if Takashi's mentality will make a breakthrough or not.
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Takashi: This is a self service gas station. We need a card or some money to insert for the station to pump out gas.
Rei: Well, what are you waiting for? Put some money in then.
Takashi: That's the problem, with the amount of cash that I have the only things coming out of this pump is fumes.
Rei: Gosh, you're hopeless!
Takashi: Excuse me? Oh, well excuse me for not being as loaded as Hisashi.
Rei: Hisashi? What does this have anything to do with him?!
Takashi: That's who you're comparing me to aren't you?
Rei: I wasn't, until YOU, decided to bring it up!
Haven: Sigh... seriously? Are you really having a lovers spat right now?
Rei: W-w-what lovers!? I do not love Takashi!
Takashi: ...
Haven: ...Sure.
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Takashi, deciding to defuse the situation before it got out of hand raised his hand towards Rei with a gesturing motion.
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Rei: What is it? Why're you raising your hand for?
Takashi: I need some money. Could I borrow some from you?
Rei: Oh! Er... I sort of... left mine with my bag...
Takashi: Seriously? And you had the gall to call ME hopeless?
Haven: Guys... that's enough. Takashi, follow me into the station. Rei, stay out here, scream in anything happens.
Rei: What... are you going to do?
Haven: I'm going to go check if there's any cash we could take from the register. Takashi, help me look for supplies.
Takashi: Sure.
Haven: Then lets go.
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We made our way into the store to look for anything useful. The ground was littered with food stuff and some blood was splattered about the floor as well.
Takashi walked over to the register and raised his bat into the air.
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Takashi: I've always wanted to do this.
Haven: Huh?
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He turned around just in time to catch the swing of the bat smashing into the register. Within a few hits, it broke.
Sheesh. Takashi was quite vicious, wasn't he?
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Haven: ...well, lets get the cash and go. I'm sure Rei's probably wondering what the hell we're doing now.
Takashi: Hold on, we should get some food to eat on the way. I haven't had anything to eat since lunch today. Im starving.
Haven: Good call, hold on let me j-
Rei: Aaah!!
Takashi: Oh no, Rei!!
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In the original timeline, when Takashi and Rei used the bike to head towards the gas station, a man ambushed Rei while Takashi entered the store to look for money. He was a person who turned slightly insane at having to kill his entire family when they turned into zombies.
And sure enough, just as we exited the store, there he was, holding Rei Miyamoto captive with a knife under her chin. On the man's face a lascivious expression formed.
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Rei: Get Off Me!
Takashi: Rei!
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Before Takashi could rush out, however, another man came from the corner and pointed a gun at Haven, rendering him unable to move.
Well now... that's a problem.
There was only supposed to be one man. Adding to the fact that this guy has a gun?
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R1: I wouldn't do that if I were you. Come any closer and I'll slit this b*tch's neck.
Takashi: Wait! Don't. What... what do you want?
R2: Heh, aren't you a dandy son of a b*tch? Drop the bat.
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Takashi hesitated for a moment but complied in the end, glancing at Haven to see his reaction. He wondered if Haven had a plan to get them out of this situation in one piece.
Haven looked back at Takashi but couldn't really think of a plan that he could put to use. They were in a situation which he wasn't prepared for.
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R1: Thats a cool weapon there kid, where the f*ck did you find a f*cking sword around here?
Haven: (frowning) That's none of your business.
R2: Oh really?
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In anger, of being blown off by someone he was threatening, R2 pulled the trigger of the gun he held.
Bang!
The gun shot rang out and struck against Haven's shoulder, successfully piercing through the entire appendage and exiting out the other side.
The force of the bullet brought him to his knees as he clutched his shoulder and screamed out in pain, trying in vain to stop the blood from spewing from his wound
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(Haven's pov)
You know what's funny? About 4 months ago, I was a regular nerdy teenager. I wore baggy clothes and had a general lack of interest in sports. My school, as great as it was, for some reason didn't particularly care about bullying.
I suppose you can guess by now, I was a prime target. Nerdy guy who looked weak as f*ck? Check. Brought money to school to spend? Check. Had no friends to help him? Check. So, I was bullied. They stole my lunch, beat me up, broke my phone, even flushed my books down the toilet.
People that saw me getting bullied, did nothing themselves. They thought, hey, I don't wanna be like that guy so I'm just gonna get out of here. Soon, I was ostracized by even my peers, choosing only to talk to me when absolutely necessary. I went to the teachers in the school about my problem but they couldn't really do anything without proof. The bullies, when they found out what I had done, Beat me up even harder.
Silently, I accepted my fate. Until of course, the day I started hearing a voice in my head. He called himself Erin. He explained to me that he was a reincarnator that gains all the memories and experiences of his host when they die. Then he shifts through void energies and travels to a different plane of existence and eventually enters a new host. A true immortal. One that will never die no matter how much time passes.
At first, I believed that I was going bonkers. I thought that my bullies must have finally punched something lose in my head, causing me to develop this odd new personality. That mindset changed, however when he started streaming some of the memories of his previous host into my brain. Memories of martial arts. Unfortunately that didn't really help me become a martial master straight away. It felt, sort of like a television. I could watch it, but not exactly have the point of view experience that comes with it.
I knew it was impossible for me to be crazy at this point because I was sure I had never seen those images before. Seriously, one guy shattered an entire building with his fist alone.. When I finally deiced to just accept it, my new companion started training me to fight. We utilized the summer break I gained from school to train up my body to reach a powerful standard.
Soon lanky Haven was no more and by the time school started, my bullies had the shock of their lives when I beat THEM up instead of the other way around. People heard about my exploits and decided, hey this guy seems cool, if I stick with him, I'll be cool too or something like that.
Fortunately for me, I didn't accept any of their friendships.
Yeah Erin convinced me that it would be pointless to have gold diggers for friends, or at least the high-school equivalent.
As time went on, I grew used to Erin and he, me. I went through school like a zombie, acing all my tests due to Erin's intelligence that rubbed off on me.
The day that things truly started to change was the day that God's dimension brought me into its realm. Seems like God doesn't really take no for an answer huh? Fortunately, Erin had a plan for me to grow stronger. He had prior knowledge of the novel from his first incarnation, his original life.
For a moment, everything was going smoothly. We saved Hisashi, getting the hidden mission reward, and we even broke through the mental limits that were inhibiting my reaction speed.
It all went to shit, however, when the bastard shot me in my shoulder. Which bring us to the present.
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No! I don't wanna die. F*ck. Erin, help.
[Haven. I... staunch the wound. Don't let the blood flow!]
I am! Shit, he's gonna kill me. This f*cking no named son of a b*tch is going to kill me if don't get up and do something.
It hurts! It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts.
[SNAP OUT OF IT!]
Erin's voice jolted me from my reverie, it was like a bucket of cold water against my body. I focused on it, grounding me to reality.
[Asses the situation. Calm your thoughts and direct them at the enemy. Your shoulder is injured. The ligaments are torn up. You wont be able to move your right arm.]
No... I will be able to move it, slightly. It'll just be a bit more harder than usual. One thing is for certain however, The son of a b*itch isn't going to f*kcing kill me!
[What are you planning?]
You'll see.
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Rei: NO!
Takashi: Haven! Shit. You bastard why the f*ck did you shoot him?!
R1: Hey! I don't like your tone. Speak shit about my friend here and he'll be shootin' you next!
Rei: Takashi...
Takshi: Rei, I promise, I'll get us out of this!
R2: Touching. Hey bro, she's pretty hot, why don't we take her with us? We could use some entertainment on the road.
R1: You're right. She might be... entertaining after all.
Takashi: Leave her out of this. You want the truck? Just f*cking take it but leave her out of it!
R2: Heh, we'll see. Fill it up, squirt.
Takashi: What?
R2: We heard your little argument earlier. We know there ain't no more gas in it. Now fill that shit up.
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Takashi, having no choice but to comply did as he was told and walked slowly towards the truck. He started the process of filling it up.
Don't worry Takashi. They're both going to die. I'm going to f*king kill them both.
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R1: Good, now back the f*ck away from it.
Takashi: Let her go.
R2: Move or I'll put a bullet through you next.
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They weren't paying attention. Good. I reached for my sword. I could feel Erin's nervousness peaking through our link.
My injured arm was the closest to my sword. I couldn't use my other arm for fear of R2 noticing my action and shooting me.
Unfortunately, My arm wouldn't move like I wanted. It was numb and I couldn't really feel it anymore, my blood lost must have peaked out earlier.
Furthermore it hurt!
IT REALLY HURTS!
My arm!
DAMMIT MOVE!!
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PHYSICAL REALM LIMIT BROKEN!
REWARDED 500 POINTS, MUSCLE DENSITY INCREASED BY 30 POINTS, CELL VITALITY INCREASED BY 20 POINTS, IMMUNIZATION STRENGTH INCREASED BY 10 POINTS!
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The notification rang out in my mind, but I paid no heed as I hefted my sword. Unknown strength filled my veins with power and I opened my mouth to scream at Takashi just as I threw my sword.
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Haven: Now, Takashi!
R2: H-Huh?
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Before R2 could react, my sword streaked through the air, whirling around and smashing into R1's hand holding the knife near her neck. The momentum and sudden attack, was successful as his knife flew out of his grip. Thankfully, the sword hadn't cut Rei, instead ricocheting off towards the side.
Takashi seeing his chance, pulled out the handgun and ran towards R1. I couldn't pay attention to what he was doing because I pulled out my own gun using my good hand and aimed it at the R2's hand before he could shoot.
Without waiting another moment, I pulled the trigger.
The bullet flew out of the chamber and tore a chunk out of R2's hand before exiting it and smashing against the pavement. His hand was mangled.
R2, screamed out in pain and dropped his gun. He would likely never be able to use that hand as well as before, unless he had an operation, of course.
Shame, he wasn't about to get one.
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R2: Y-you bastard! H-how are you still standing.
Haven: You shot my shoulder, f*cktard. People don't die from having their shoulders shot.
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With those words spoken, I walked over slowly to this guy. He was one of the scum of the planet. R1 and R2 were planning on r*ping Rei.
It would never happen on my watch, however.
R2, frightened by this action, glared at me in fear and anger. I ignored it, though. I was a player in God's Dimension. Im bound to face frightening beasts not unlike those spoken about only in legends.
Erin was right.
My mentality had to change.
I pulled the trigger.
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-Side Quest Reward 4, Kill Rioters - 5 points acquired.
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I looked away from his corpse. Disgusted at the sight of it.
Takashi seemed to have finished up on his side as well. Rei was hugging him and R1 was screaming in pain at his wound.
Takashi must have shot him.
Shame, we didn't have much time to dally around. I could hear see the zombies coming. They were probably attracted to us by the gunshots and the screaming.
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Haven: Guys, we need to leave. They're coming.
Takashi: Got it. Thanks for earlier, I wouldn't have been able to do anything, if you hadn't thrown your sword.
Haven: Save it for later.
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He nodded and handed me back my sword.
Just as we were about to get on the truck, however, something leapt out from the shadows towards us!
My physical ability and mental stats went through a significant change. There was no way I wouldn't be able to react to this sudden attack.
My sword flashed through the air, slicing into its arm and throwing off its momentum slightly. The zombie still managed to push me back, however.
As my feet slid back, struggling to contain the power of the zombie's strike, Takashi and Rei burst into action, jumping to it and smashing their weapons against it, pushing it away from me.
I couldn't yet use my full strength due to my arm hindering my movements but the pain wasn't as bad as earlier.
Using my non dominant hand, I readied my blade.
As the zombie prepared to pounce once more, Takashi jumped forward and whacked his bat against its legs to ground its movements.
He was successful in shattering its kneecaps, allowing me to go in for the finisher and swing my blade down unto its neck, severing its head from the body.
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-Side Quest Reward 2, Kill Runner Zombies - 10 points acquired.
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[Haven watch out. More are coming!]
Haven: Shit, go! Get to the pick up! More of these fast ones are coming!
Takashi: Shit! We could barely handle one!
Rei: Lets go!
R1: Wait! Don't leave me here!
Haven: You brought it on yourself, fool.
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With those parting words, I ran and jumped onto the back of the pickup.
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Takashi: We should go. It isn't safe here and we've got to meet up with the others as well.
Haven: Agreed. They need to know what we've found out as well...
Rei: A transport of some kind. We need to find one.
Takashi: The zombie... it had a motorcycle helmet on.
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Soon, the three of them found the bike on the other side of the hill. Unfortunately for them it would only fit two people so they had no choice but to look for another vehicle. Haven felt somewhat embarrassed. He was, after all the third wheel here. In the original story line, only Takashi and Rei went through the tunnel when the bus exploded.
The zombie that attacked them would have been killed by Rei and then they would use this bike to head over to a gas station. However unlike the original story, this one had evolved zombies. As seen from earlier, if Haven hadn't been there and unlocked the mental limit, the zombie might have bitten one of them and/or killed them.
And as much as Haven and I was ecstatic to witness the actual story characters in action, we weren't suicidal enough to trust fate or luck to make sure that they would come back out of situations alive.
We had to survive, after all.
Fortunately there was an abandoned pickup truck along the same road. Unfortunately however, there was still a zombie inside. Rei made the mistake of opening the door without truly checking to see if it was safe. The zombie, hearing the noise of the door, jumped from seat and tried to bite her.
Ever since the mental limit had been broken, Haven's mental stats reached a higher limit that he would have ever even believed possible. His reaction speed, senses and even judgement of a situation was vastly upgraded.
With these increase in capabilities, a split second second decision overcame any of his thoughts and his sword was instantly swung towards the zombie neck. It's head was severed cleanly from its head before it could bite her.
The momentum from its jump, however caused it to crash into her body. After struggling to get the dead zombie off of her, she dusted herself off and muttered thanks towards Haven. He nodded politely and searched for the keys of the pick up in the zombie's trousers.
A few moments later, they got into the pick up and drove along the road towards the east police blockade. The city was a mess. Dead bodies and blood were strewn everywhere. There were broken weapons and even even destroyed vehicles littering the side of road.
When we drove past a corner, we even saw stores and houses that were lit on fire, zombies surrounding them. Soon we came across two crashed police cruisers that were smoking and practically lying in pieces.
Rei got off the truck to go check out the wreckage to see if there was anything worth harvesting, or looting.
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Takashi: Wait, Rei. There's gasoline leaking from those vehicles. Its dangerous to just go in there and loot any items.
Rei: We could use some supplies, if they have any. Stop being scared of them. After everything we've been through you think looting police vehicles are going to stop me?
Takashi: I guess not... Just be careful alright?
Haven: I'm sure she'll be fine.
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Haven's approval seemed to end the hesitation
I wasn't entire sure, but it seemed like Rei and Takashi were having some sexual tension. They really seemed like they both needed to f*ck each other. I guess our involvement is breaking away the progress of their relationship huh?
Rei walked over to the police cruisers and flinched slightly, seeing the dead bodies inside. After prodding them for a moment, she collected some of the items inside.
There were two handguns, and a plethora of bullets, some bloody but most usable. Haven, popped open the trunk of the vehicles to check if there were anything that seemed important and sure enough, he found a police baton.
Distributing the items, they decided that Takashi and Haven would carry the guns. After the short side trip, Rei noticed that the gas on the pickup was reaching empty. Giving out a suggestion, we drove towards the closest gas station on the way towards the police blockade.
When we arrived, there were a few zombies milling around. Haven took care of them easy enough with the sword. It looked like the plot was about to start progressing once more.
Let's see if Takashi's mentality will make a breakthrough or not.
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Takashi: This is a self service gas station. We need a card or some money to insert for the station to pump out gas.
Rei: Well, what are you waiting for? Put some money in then.
Takashi: That's the problem, with the amount of cash that I have the only things coming out of this pump is fumes.
Rei: Gosh, you're hopeless!
Takashi: Excuse me? Oh, well excuse me for not being as loaded as Hisashi.
Rei: Hisashi? What does this have anything to do with him?!
Takashi: That's who you're comparing me to aren't you?
Rei: I wasn't, until YOU, decided to bring it up!
Haven: Sigh... seriously? Are you really having a lovers spat right now?
Rei: W-w-what lovers!? I do not love Takashi!
Takashi: ...
Haven: ...Sure.
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Takashi, deciding to defuse the situation before it got out of hand raised his hand towards Rei with a gesturing motion.
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Rei: What is it? Why're you raising your hand for?
Takashi: I need some money. Could I borrow some from you?
Rei: Oh! Er... I sort of... left mine with my bag...
Takashi: Seriously? And you had the gall to call ME hopeless?
Haven: Guys... that's enough. Takashi, follow me into the station. Rei, stay out here, scream in anything happens.
Rei: What... are you going to do?
Haven: I'm going to go check if there's any cash we could take from the register. Takashi, help me look for supplies.
Takashi: Sure.
Haven: Then lets go.
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We made our way into the store to look for anything useful. The ground was littered with food stuff and some blood was splattered about the floor as well.
Takashi walked over to the register and raised his bat into the air.
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Takashi: I've always wanted to do this.
Haven: Huh?
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He turned around just in time to catch the swing of the bat smashing into the register. Within a few hits, it broke.
Sheesh. Takashi was quite vicious, wasn't he?
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Haven: ...well, lets get the cash and go. I'm sure Rei's probably wondering what the hell we're doing now.
Takashi: Hold on, we should get some food to eat on the way. I haven't had anything to eat since lunch today. Im starving.
Haven: Good call, hold on let me j-
Rei: Aaah!!
Takashi: Oh no, Rei!!
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In the original timeline, when Takashi and Rei used the bike to head towards the gas station, a man ambushed Rei while Takashi entered the store to look for money. He was a person who turned slightly insane at having to kill his entire family when they turned into zombies.
And sure enough, just as we exited the store, there he was, holding Rei Miyamoto captive with a knife under her chin. On the man's face a lascivious expression formed.
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Rei: Get Off Me!
Takashi: Rei!
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Before Takashi could rush out, however, another man came from the corner and pointed a gun at Haven, rendering him unable to move.
Well now... that's a problem.
There was only supposed to be one man. Adding to the fact that this guy has a gun?
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R1: I wouldn't do that if I were you. Come any closer and I'll slit this b*tch's neck.
Takashi: Wait! Don't. What... what do you want?
R2: Heh, aren't you a dandy son of a b*tch? Drop the bat.
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Takashi hesitated for a moment but complied in the end, glancing at Haven to see his reaction. He wondered if Haven had a plan to get them out of this situation in one piece.
Haven looked back at Takashi but couldn't really think of a plan that he could put to use. They were in a situation which he wasn't prepared for.
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R1: Thats a cool weapon there kid, where the f*ck did you find a f*cking sword around here?
Haven: (frowning) That's none of your business.
R2: Oh really?
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In anger, of being blown off by someone he was threatening, R2 pulled the trigger of the gun he held.
Bang!
The gun shot rang out and struck against Haven's shoulder, successfully piercing through the entire appendage and exiting out the other side.
The force of the bullet brought him to his knees as he clutched his shoulder and screamed out in pain, trying in vain to stop the blood from spewing from his wound
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(Haven's pov)
You know what's funny? About 4 months ago, I was a regular nerdy teenager. I wore baggy clothes and had a general lack of interest in sports. My school, as great as it was, for some reason didn't particularly care about bullying.
I suppose you can guess by now, I was a prime target. Nerdy guy who looked weak as f*ck? Check. Brought money to school to spend? Check. Had no friends to help him? Check. So, I was bullied. They stole my lunch, beat me up, broke my phone, even flushed my books down the toilet.
People that saw me getting bullied, did nothing themselves. They thought, hey, I don't wanna be like that guy so I'm just gonna get out of here. Soon, I was ostracized by even my peers, choosing only to talk to me when absolutely necessary. I went to the teachers in the school about my problem but they couldn't really do anything without proof. The bullies, when they found out what I had done, Beat me up even harder.
Silently, I accepted my fate. Until of course, the day I started hearing a voice in my head. He called himself Erin. He explained to me that he was a reincarnator that gains all the memories and experiences of his host when they die. Then he shifts through void energies and travels to a different plane of existence and eventually enters a new host. A true immortal. One that will never die no matter how much time passes.
At first, I believed that I was going bonkers. I thought that my bullies must have finally punched something lose in my head, causing me to develop this odd new personality. That mindset changed, however when he started streaming some of the memories of his previous host into my brain. Memories of martial arts. Unfortunately that didn't really help me become a martial master straight away. It felt, sort of like a television. I could watch it, but not exactly have the point of view experience that comes with it.
I knew it was impossible for me to be crazy at this point because I was sure I had never seen those images before. Seriously, one guy shattered an entire building with his fist alone.. When I finally deiced to just accept it, my new companion started training me to fight. We utilized the summer break I gained from school to train up my body to reach a powerful standard.
Soon lanky Haven was no more and by the time school started, my bullies had the shock of their lives when I beat THEM up instead of the other way around. People heard about my exploits and decided, hey this guy seems cool, if I stick with him, I'll be cool too or something like that.
Fortunately for me, I didn't accept any of their friendships.
Yeah Erin convinced me that it would be pointless to have gold diggers for friends, or at least the high-school equivalent.
As time went on, I grew used to Erin and he, me. I went through school like a zombie, acing all my tests due to Erin's intelligence that rubbed off on me.
The day that things truly started to change was the day that God's dimension brought me into its realm. Seems like God doesn't really take no for an answer huh? Fortunately, Erin had a plan for me to grow stronger. He had prior knowledge of the novel from his first incarnation, his original life.
For a moment, everything was going smoothly. We saved Hisashi, getting the hidden mission reward, and we even broke through the mental limits that were inhibiting my reaction speed.
It all went to shit, however, when the bastard shot me in my shoulder. Which bring us to the present.
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No! I don't wanna die. F*ck. Erin, help.
[Haven. I... staunch the wound. Don't let the blood flow!]
I am! Shit, he's gonna kill me. This f*cking no named son of a b*tch is going to kill me if don't get up and do something.
It hurts! It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts.
[SNAP OUT OF IT!]
Erin's voice jolted me from my reverie, it was like a bucket of cold water against my body. I focused on it, grounding me to reality.
[Asses the situation. Calm your thoughts and direct them at the enemy. Your shoulder is injured. The ligaments are torn up. You wont be able to move your right arm.]
No... I will be able to move it, slightly. It'll just be a bit more harder than usual. One thing is for certain however, The son of a b*itch isn't going to f*kcing kill me!
[What are you planning?]
You'll see.
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Rei: NO!
Takashi: Haven! Shit. You bastard why the f*ck did you shoot him?!
R1: Hey! I don't like your tone. Speak shit about my friend here and he'll be shootin' you next!
Rei: Takashi...
Takshi: Rei, I promise, I'll get us out of this!
R2: Touching. Hey bro, she's pretty hot, why don't we take her with us? We could use some entertainment on the road.
R1: You're right. She might be... entertaining after all.
Takashi: Leave her out of this. You want the truck? Just f*cking take it but leave her out of it!
R2: Heh, we'll see. Fill it up, squirt.
Takashi: What?
R2: We heard your little argument earlier. We know there ain't no more gas in it. Now fill that shit up.
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Takashi, having no choice but to comply did as he was told and walked slowly towards the truck. He started the process of filling it up.
Don't worry Takashi. They're both going to die. I'm going to f*king kill them both.
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R1: Good, now back the f*ck away from it.
Takashi: Let her go.
R2: Move or I'll put a bullet through you next.
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They weren't paying attention. Good. I reached for my sword. I could feel Erin's nervousness peaking through our link.
My injured arm was the closest to my sword. I couldn't use my other arm for fear of R2 noticing my action and shooting me.
Unfortunately, My arm wouldn't move like I wanted. It was numb and I couldn't really feel it anymore, my blood lost must have peaked out earlier.
Furthermore it hurt!
IT REALLY HURTS!
My arm!
DAMMIT MOVE!!
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PHYSICAL REALM LIMIT BROKEN!
REWARDED 500 POINTS, MUSCLE DENSITY INCREASED BY 30 POINTS, CELL VITALITY INCREASED BY 20 POINTS, IMMUNIZATION STRENGTH INCREASED BY 10 POINTS!
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The notification rang out in my mind, but I paid no heed as I hefted my sword. Unknown strength filled my veins with power and I opened my mouth to scream at Takashi just as I threw my sword.
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Haven: Now, Takashi!
R2: H-Huh?
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Before R2 could react, my sword streaked through the air, whirling around and smashing into R1's hand holding the knife near her neck. The momentum and sudden attack, was successful as his knife flew out of his grip. Thankfully, the sword hadn't cut Rei, instead ricocheting off towards the side.
Takashi seeing his chance, pulled out the handgun and ran towards R1. I couldn't pay attention to what he was doing because I pulled out my own gun using my good hand and aimed it at the R2's hand before he could shoot.
Without waiting another moment, I pulled the trigger.
The bullet flew out of the chamber and tore a chunk out of R2's hand before exiting it and smashing against the pavement. His hand was mangled.
R2, screamed out in pain and dropped his gun. He would likely never be able to use that hand as well as before, unless he had an operation, of course.
Shame, he wasn't about to get one.
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R2: Y-you bastard! H-how are you still standing.
Haven: You shot my shoulder, f*cktard. People don't die from having their shoulders shot.
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With those words spoken, I walked over slowly to this guy. He was one of the scum of the planet. R1 and R2 were planning on r*ping Rei.
It would never happen on my watch, however.
R2, frightened by this action, glared at me in fear and anger. I ignored it, though. I was a player in God's Dimension. Im bound to face frightening beasts not unlike those spoken about only in legends.
Erin was right.
My mentality had to change.
I pulled the trigger.
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-Side Quest Reward 4, Kill Rioters - 5 points acquired.
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I looked away from his corpse. Disgusted at the sight of it.
Takashi seemed to have finished up on his side as well. Rei was hugging him and R1 was screaming in pain at his wound.
Takashi must have shot him.
Shame, we didn't have much time to dally around. I could hear see the zombies coming. They were probably attracted to us by the gunshots and the screaming.
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Haven: Guys, we need to leave. They're coming.
Takashi: Got it. Thanks for earlier, I wouldn't have been able to do anything, if you hadn't thrown your sword.
Haven: Save it for later.
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He nodded and handed me back my sword.
Just as we were about to get on the truck, however, something leapt out from the shadows towards us!
My physical ability and mental stats went through a significant change. There was no way I wouldn't be able to react to this sudden attack.
My sword flashed through the air, slicing into its arm and throwing off its momentum slightly. The zombie still managed to push me back, however.
As my feet slid back, struggling to contain the power of the zombie's strike, Takashi and Rei burst into action, jumping to it and smashing their weapons against it, pushing it away from me.
I couldn't yet use my full strength due to my arm hindering my movements but the pain wasn't as bad as earlier.
Using my non dominant hand, I readied my blade.
As the zombie prepared to pounce once more, Takashi jumped forward and whacked his bat against its legs to ground its movements.
He was successful in shattering its kneecaps, allowing me to go in for the finisher and swing my blade down unto its neck, severing its head from the body.
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-Side Quest Reward 2, Kill Runner Zombies - 10 points acquired.
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[Haven watch out. More are coming!]
Haven: Shit, go! Get to the pick up! More of these fast ones are coming!
Takashi: Shit! We could barely handle one!
Rei: Lets go!
R1: Wait! Don't leave me here!
Haven: You brought it on yourself, fool.
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With those parting words, I ran and jumped onto the back of the pickup.
Takashi: We should go. It isn't safe here and we've got to meet up with the others as well.Haven: Agreed. They need to know what we've found out as well...Rei: A transport of some kind. We need to find one.Takashi: The zombie... it had a motorcycle helmet on...Soon, the three of them found the bike on the other side of the hill. Unfortunately for them it would only fit two people so they had no choice but to look for another vehicle. Haven felt somewhat embarrassed. He was, after all the third wheel here. In the original story line, only Takashi and Rei went through the tunnel when the bus exploded.The zombie that attacked them would have been killed by Rei and then they would use this bike to head over to a gas station. However unlike the original story, this one had evolved zombies. As seen from earlier, if Haven hadn't been there and unlocked the mental limit, the zombie might have bitten one of them and/or killed them.And as much as Haven and I was ecstatic to witness the actual story characters in action, we weren't suicidal enough to trust fate or luck to make sure that they would come back out of situations alive.We had to survive, after all.Fortunately there was an abandoned pickup truck along the same road. Unfortunately however, there was still a zombie inside. Rei made the mistake of opening the door without truly checking to see if it was safe. The zombie, hearing the noise of the door, jumped from seat and tried to bite her.Ever since the mental limit had been broken, Haven's mental stats reached a higher limit that he would have ever even believed possible. His reaction speed, senses and even judgement of a situation was vastly upgraded.With these increase in capabilities, a split second second decision overcame any of his thoughts and his sword was instantly swung towards the zombie neck. It's head was severed cleanly from its head before it could bite her.The momentum from its jump, however caused it to crash into her body. After struggling to get the dead zombie off of her, she dusted herself off and muttered thanks towards Haven. He nodded politely and searched for the keys of the pick up in the zombie's trousers.A few moments later, they got into the pick up and drove along the road towards the east police blockade. The city was a mess. Dead bodies and blood were strewn everywhere. There were broken weapons and even even destroyed vehicles littering the side of road.When we drove past a corner, we even saw stores and houses that were lit on fire, zombies surrounding them. Soon we came across two crashed police cruisers that were smoking and practically lying in pieces.Rei got off the truck to go check out the wreckage to see if there was anything worth harvesting, or looting...Takashi: Wait, Rei. There's gasoline leaking from those vehicles. Its dangerous to just go in there and loot any items.Rei: We could use some supplies, if they have any. Stop being scared of them. After everything we've been through you think looting police vehicles are going to stop me?Takashi: I guess not... Just be careful alright?Haven: I'm sure she'll be fine...Haven's approval seemed to end the hesitationI wasn't entire sure, but it seemed like Rei and Takashi were having some sexual tension. They really seemed like they both needed to f*ck each other. I guess our involvement is breaking away the progress of their relationship huh?Rei walked over to the police cruisers and flinched slightly, seeing the dead bodies inside. After prodding them for a moment, she collected some of the items inside.There were two handguns, and a plethora of bullets, some bloody but most usable. Haven, popped open the trunk of the vehicles to check if there were anything that seemed important and sure enough, he found a police baton.Distributing the items, they decided that Takashi and Haven would carry the guns. After the short side trip, Rei noticed that the gas on the pickup was reaching empty. Giving out a suggestion, we drove towards the closest gas station on the way towards the police blockade.When we arrived, there were a few zombies milling around. Haven took care of them easy enough with the sword. It looked like the plot was about to start progressing once more.Let's see if Takashi's mentality will make a breakthrough or not...Takashi: This is a self service gas station. We need a card or some money to insert for the station to pump out gas.Rei: Well, what are you waiting for? Put some money in then.Takashi: That's the problem, with the amount of cash that I have the only things coming out of this pump is fumes.Rei: Gosh, you're hopeless!Takashi: Excuse me? Oh, well excuse me for not being as loaded as Hisashi.Rei: Hisashi? What does this have anything to do with him?!Takashi: That's who you're comparing me to aren't you?Rei: I wasn't, until YOU, decided to bring it up!Haven: Sigh... seriously? Are you really having a lovers spat right now?Rei: W-w-what lovers!? I do not love Takashi!Takashi: ...Haven: ...Sure...Takashi, deciding to defuse the situation before it got out of hand raised his hand towards Rei with a gesturing motion...Rei: What is it? Why're you raising your hand for?Takashi: I need some money. Could I borrow some from you?Rei: Oh! Er... I sort of... left mine with my bag...Takashi: Seriously? And you had the gall to call ME hopeless?Haven: Guys... that's enough. Takashi, follow me into the station. Rei, stay out here, scream in anything happens.Rei: What... are you going to do?Haven: I'm going to go check if there's any cash we could take from the register. Takashi, help me look for supplies.Takashi: Sure.Haven: Then lets go...We made our way into the store to look for anything useful. The ground was littered with food stuff and some blood was splattered about the floor as well.Takashi walked over to the register and raised his bat into the air...Takashi: I've always wanted to do this.Haven: Huh?..He turned around just in time to catch the swing of the bat smashing into the register. Within a few hits, it broke.Sheesh. Takashi was quite vicious, wasn't he?..Haven: ...well, lets get the cash and go. I'm sure Rei's probably wondering what the hell we're doing now.Takashi: Hold on, we should get some food to eat on the way. I haven't had anything to eat since lunch today. Im starving.Haven: Good call, hold on let me j-Rei: Aaah!!Takashi: Oh no, Rei!!..In the original timeline, when Takashi and Rei used the bike to head towards the gas station, a man ambushed Rei while Takashi entered the store to look for money. He was a person who turned slightly insane at having to kill his entire family when they turned into zombies.And sure enough, just as we exited the store, there he was, holding Rei Miyamoto captive with a knife under her chin. On the man's face a lascivious expression formed...Rei: Get Off Me!Takashi: Rei!..Before Takashi could rush out, however, another man came from the corner and pointed a gun at Haven, rendering him unable to move.Well now... that's a problem.There was only supposed to be one man. Adding to the fact that this guy has a gun?..R1: I wouldn't do that if I were you. Come any closer and I'll slit this b*tch's neck.Takashi: Wait! Don't. What... what do you want?R2: Heh, aren't you a dandy son of a b*tch? Drop the bat...Takashi hesitated for a moment but complied in the end, glancing at Haven to see his reaction. He wondered if Haven had a plan to get them out of this situation in one piece.Haven looked back at Takashi but couldn't really think of a plan that he could put to use. They were in a situation which he wasn't prepared for...R1: Thats a cool weapon there kid, where the f*ck did you find a f*cking sword around here?Haven: frowning That's none of your business.R2: Oh really?..In anger, of being blown off by someone he was threatening, R2 pulled the trigger of the gun he held.Bang!The gun shot rang out and struck against Haven's shoulder, successfully piercing through the entire appendage and exiting out the other side.The force of the bullet brought him to his knees as he clutched his shoulder and screamed out in pain, trying in vain to stop the blood from spewing from his wound..Haven's povYou know what's funny? About 4 months ago, I was a regular nerdy teenager. I wore baggy clothes and had a general lack of interest in sports. My school, as great as it was, for some reason didn't particularly care about bullying.I suppose you can guess by now, I was a prime target. Nerdy guy who looked weak as f*ck? Check. Brought money to school to spend? Check. Had no friends to help him? Check. So, I was bullied. They stole my lunch, beat me up, broke my phone, even flushed my books down the toilet.People that saw me getting bullied, did nothing themselves. They thought, hey, I don't wanna be like that guy so I'm just gonna get out of here. Soon, I was ostracized by even my peers, choosing only to talk to me when absolutely necessary. I went to the teachers in the school about my problem but they couldn't really do anything without proof. The bullies, when they found out what I had done, Beat me up even harder.Silently, I accepted my fate. Until of course, the day I started hearing a voice in my head. He called himself Erin. He explained to me that he was a reincarnator that gains all the memories and experiences of his host when they die. Then he shifts through void energies and travels to a different plane of existence and eventually enters a new host. A true immortal. One that will never die no matter how much time passes.At first, I believed that I was going bonkers. I thought that my bullies must have finally punched something lose in my head, causing me to develop this odd new personality. That mindset changed, however when he started streaming some of the memories of his previous host into my brain. Memories of martial arts. Unfortunately that didn't really help me become a martial master straight away. It felt, sort of like a television. I could watch it, but not exactly have the point of view experience that comes with it.I knew it was impossible for me to be crazy at this point because I was sure I had never seen those images before. Seriously, one guy shattered an entire building with his fist alone.. When I finally deiced to just accept it, my new companion started training me to fight. We utilized the summer break I gained from school to train up my body to reach a powerful standard.Soon lanky Haven was no more and by the time school started, my bullies had the shock of their lives when I beat THEM up instead of the other way around. People heard about my exploits and decided, hey this guy seems cool, if I stick with him, I'll be cool too or something like that.Fortunately for me, I didn't accept any of their friendships.Yeah Erin convinced me that it would be pointless to have gold diggers for friends, or at least the high-school equivalent.As time went on, I grew used to Erin and he, me. I went through school like a zombie, acing all my tests due to Erin's intelligence that rubbed off on me.The day that things truly started to change was the day that God's dimension brought me into its realm. Seems like God doesn't really take no for an answer huh? Fortunately, Erin had a plan for me to grow stronger. He had prior knowledge of the novel from his first incarnation, his original life.For a moment, everything was going smoothly. We saved Hisashi, getting the hidden mission reward, and we even broke through the mental limits that were inhibiting my reaction speed.It all went to shit, however, when the bastard shot me in my shoulder. Which bring us to the present...No! I don't wanna die. F*ck. Erin, help.Haven. I... staunch the wound. Don't let the blood flow!I am! Shit, he's gonna kill me. This f*cking no named son of a b*tch is going to kill me if don't get up and do something.It hurts! It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts. It hurts.SNAP OUT OF IT!Erin's voice jolted me from my reverie, it was like a bucket of cold water against my body. I focused on it, grounding me to reality.Asses the situation. Calm your thoughts and direct them at the enemy. Your shoulder is injured. The ligaments are torn up. You wont be able to move your right arm.No... I will be able to move it, slightly. It'll just be a bit more harder than usual. One thing is for certain however, The son of a b*itch isn't going to f*kcing kill me!What are you planning?You'll see...Rei: NO!Takashi: Haven! Shit. You bastard why the f*ck did you shoot him?!R1: Hey! I don't like your tone. Speak shit about my friend here and he'll be shootin' you next!Rei: Takashi...Takshi: Rei, I promise, I'll get us out of this!R2: Touching. Hey bro, she's pretty hot, why don't we take her with us? We could use some entertainment on the road.R1: You're right. She might be... entertaining after all.Takashi: Leave her out of this. You want the truck? Just f*cking take it but leave her out of it!R2: Heh, we'll see. Fill it up, squirt.Takashi: What?R2: We heard your little argument earlier. We know there ain't no more gas in it. Now fill that shit up...Takashi, having no choice but to comply did as he was told and walked slowly towards the truck. He started the process of filling it up.Don't worry Takashi. They're both going to die. I'm going to f*king kill them both...R1: Good, now back the f*ck away from it.Takashi: Let her go.R2: Move or I'll put a bullet through you next...They weren't paying attention. Good. I reached for my sword. I could feel Erin's nervousness peaking through our link.My injured arm was the closest to my sword. I couldn't use my other arm for fear of R2 noticing my action and shooting me.Unfortunately, My arm wouldn't move like I wanted. It was numb and I couldn't really feel it anymore, my blood lost must have peaked out earlier.Furthermore it hurt!IT REALLY HURTS!My arm!DAMMIT MOVE!!...PHYSICAL REALM LIMIT BROKEN!REWARDED 500 POINTS, MUSCLE DENSITY INCREASED BY 30 POINTS, CELL VITALITY INCREASED BY 20 POINTS, IMMUNIZATION STRENGTH INCREASED BY 10 POINTS!...The notification rang out in my mind, but I paid no heed as I hefted my sword. Unknown strength filled my veins with power and I opened my mouth to scream at Takashi just as I threw my sword...Haven: Now, Takashi!R2: H-Huh?..Before R2 could react, my sword streaked through the air, whirling around and smashing into R1's hand holding the knife near her neck. The momentum and sudden attack, was successful as his knife flew out of his grip. Thankfully, the sword hadn't cut Rei, instead ricocheting off towards the side.Takashi seeing his chance, pulled out the handgun and ran towards R1. I couldn't pay attention to what he was doing because I pulled out my own gun using my good hand and aimed it at the R2's hand before he could shoot.Without waiting another moment, I pulled the trigger.The bullet flew out of the chamber and tore a chunk out of R2's hand before exiting it and smashing against the pavement. His hand was mangled.R2, screamed out in pain and dropped his gun. He would likely never be able to use that hand as well as before, unless he had an operation, of course.Shame, he wasn't about to get one...R2: Y-you bastard! H-how are you still standing.Haven: You shot my shoulder, f*cktard. People don't die from having their shoulders shot...With those words spoken, I walked over slowly to this guy. He was one of the scum of the planet. R1 and R2 were planning on r*ping Rei.It would never happen on my watch, however.R2, frightened by this action, glared at me in fear and anger. I ignored it, though. I was a player in God's Dimension. Im bound to face frightening beasts not unlike those spoken about only in legends.Erin was right.My mentality had to change.I pulled the trigger...-Side Quest Reward 4, Kill Rioters - 5 points acquired...I looked away from his corpse. Disgusted at the sight of it.Takashi seemed to have finished up on his side as well. Rei was hugging him and R1 was screaming in pain at his wound.Takashi must have shot him.Shame, we didn't have much time to dally around. I could hear see the zombies coming. They were probably attracted to us by the gunshots and the screaming...Haven: Guys, we need to leave. They're coming.Takashi: Got it. Thanks for earlier, I wouldn't have been able to do anything, if you hadn't thrown your sword.Haven: Save it for later...He nodded and handed me back my sword.Just as we were about to get on the truck, however, something leapt out from the shadows towards us!My physical ability and mental stats went through a significant change. There was no way I wouldn't be able to react to this sudden attack.My sword flashed through the air, slicing into its arm and throwing off its momentum slightly. The zombie still managed to push me back, however.As my feet slid back, struggling to contain the power of the zombie's strike, Takashi and Rei burst into action, jumping to it and smashing their weapons against it, pushing it away from me.I couldn't yet use my full strength due to my arm hindering my movements but the pain wasn't as bad as earlier.Using my non dominant hand, I readied my blade.As the zombie prepared to pounce once more, Takashi jumped forward and whacked his bat against its legs to ground its movements.He was successful in shattering its kneecaps, allowing me to go in for the finisher and swing my blade down unto its neck, severing its head from the body...-Side Quest Reward 2, Kill Runner Zombies - 10 points acquired...Haven watch out. More are coming!Haven: Shit, go! Get to the pick up! More of these fast ones are coming!Takashi: Shit! We could barely handle one!Rei: Lets go!R1: Wait! Don't leave me here!Haven: You brought it on yourself, fool...With those parting words, I ran and jumped onto the back of the pickup.
