I approach the village, watching for anything that could be used as a weapon.
Right next to one of the houses, in a barn I see a lumberjack ax stuck in a log.
'Perfect' I say as I take it, and I also take one of the strings around it, and I wrap it around my forearm, 'who is crazy about facing a zombie without at least one protection?'
As I leave, I sneak in the direction of the conflict with the ax in my hand
'Who is sick of jumping into a fight in a fantasy world without the least care or knowledge? I do not. '
I lean against one of the houses and watch the zombies.
'what the fuck! They are not at all like normal zombies !! 'Anyone who has watched 'world war Z' knows the terror of zombies, more agile than ordinary human beings, more than 10 times more brute force, and a resilience that does not stop until their central nervous system is severely damaged, that is, aim at the head and neck if you want to defeat them.
In the most central part of the village, there are about 15 of these corrupted creatures, and there are about 20 people fighting against them.
Through cooperation, you can see that this is not the first time this has happened, they are obviously not soldiers, but they are used to fighting.
The one that stands out the most is a woman who is keeping a check on 2 of the creatures, an incredible feat, using the enemy's momentum to dodge claws and aim at the back of the head for a finishing blow.
'Instead of villagers, it's best to call them warrior peoples like the Vikings or Celts, it would be more certain.'
'They are not as weak as I initially thought.' I am really impressed by the fighting capacity of ordinary citizens.
When I look around, there are more zombies coming.
"Aaaaaahhhhh" (???)
'But what ....?' A scream catches my attention, when I turn to look at the fountain, there is a girl running down the alleys being chased by 3 zombies.
'There is no way for a child to run from them' I think as I start running to help the girl.
As if by fate, and all cliché, the girl stumbles and falls while she watches the zombie about to attack her.
'I will not arrive in time !!! ' As this achievement reaches my mind, in a swing of my arm, I throw the ax which, as if in slow motion, hits the side of the head with force, sinking against the skull of the creature.
But there are still two who, like creatures without intellect, only chase prey before their eyes.
In my run, I pick up a piece of wood, using the support of some materials, i jump over the fence, directing the tip of the piece of wood against the zombie's temple, and using the weight of my body, push it to the floor.
As soon as I became the target of the third zombie, I pick up the ax that is stuck in the first, and with a twist of my body, I dodge the attack, and hit the ax on the back of the zombie's neck that falls soon after, with the head rolling meters ahead.
"Everything is fine now"
I say this as I turn around with the best smile I can do.
Without realizing that my clothes are full of blood splatters that make me look like a scary psychopath.
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Pov ???
In a simple room, with wooden furniture, bookcases, the sun around noon comes in through the window, illuminating the interior.
"Ahh" * sigh * (???)
I finally finished doing my job with the records of provisions, and the amount of damage suffered by the village in the last month.
"You can go rest, boss, you already do enough for all of us, let me finish packing up today's reports" (???)
"You must be prepared, we don't know when we will suffer another attack" (???)
I look up at the woman next to me, green eyes, brown hair reaching to the middle of the back, lightly tanned skin, with a youthful appearance, 19 years old, my little disciple and my right arm.
'The weak little girl who accompanied me for almost 5 years since the death of her parents, became a splendid warrior'
"Thanks Leila, I wouldn't know if I could take it without you support, the attacks by the corrupt are becoming more frequent, they've attacked 3 times since the last week, and they don't seem to be going down" (???)
"We only have 40 people capable of fighting in the village, if it continues like this, soon we won't be able to keep people here safe ... so Maia, what's your plan? " (Leila)
'What plan? I'm a warrior, not a strategist ' I think to myself as the future looks darker and darker
"Tomorrow I will call a meeting with the others, and then we will see" (Maia)
Suddenly, the bedroom door is opened, and a girl of about 9 years of age comes in, blue eyes, blond hair tied in a ponytail, who throws herself into Maia's arms with a contagious smile.
"Mommy, the aunt said to call you for lunch" (???)
"Winry dear, how many times have I told you not to come in without knocking while Mom is working? (Maia) who says with a disapproving tone, but with a smile on his face.
"Sorry mom, I will definitely remember next time" (Winry) clenching her fists in front of her face and speaking in a determined way with her eyes shining with determination.
"Let's all have lunch then" (Maia)
""yea!!!""
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Pov (???)
"Warn the chief, the corrupt were spotted en route to the village on the south side."(???)
"Quickly, we are going to set up a block at the south entrance to buy time until the chief arrives with the reinforcements. "(???)
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Pov (Maia)
While I was in the workshop organizing our weapons together with Leila, I hear tread footsteps approaching the workshop, and I turn to look at one of the guards at the south gate, who has just arrived.
"Chief, another attack by corrupt people coming from the south gate, the guards have already set up a blockade, but they are requesting reinforcements, we only have 6 men, we will not be able to last long"
"Call the others, go according to the procedure, keep 10 warriors to guard the villagers in the shelter, the rest send to the south gate, Leila, you will find Winry and take her to the shelter." (Maia)
""Yes ma'am""
"Those who are here now, accompany me to help block the corrupt at the south gate" (Maia)
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While on the way to the south gate, we saw the southern guards running in a hurry.
"What happened?" (Maia)
"There are more than a dozen, the defenses are not enough to support with only 6 man" (???)
"Form a line now, shields in the front, spearmen on the sides and archers in the back, get ready for battle" (Maia)
"" OOOUUUU ""
'I can't blame them for backing down, it usually takes a minimum of 2 to deal with a single corrupt person, backing down and regroup is better than a meaningless death'
'Leila protect my daughter' while I prepare for battle, I am praying for my daughter's safety in my heart.