"Coming!" Rena moved her gaze up at Liam who was already inside the kitchen, holding the door of the backyard with both hands and leaving only a small gap.
Rena ran inside, "I was making sure that the ghost doesn't have any other weapons to hurt us with," Rena showed Liam the knife in her hand.
Liam looked at the knife and nodded. Liam and Rena both left a sigh of relief. "Well, we can't go into the den or something inside the house. I guess we will just have to sit here in the kitchen,"
"Hm. That zombie can come inside anyhow," Rena added moving her head and taking a peep outside the door into the backyard.
"He is still on the ground?"
Rena hummed. Liam was standing away from the door, not because he was scared or something, he just wanted some air.
"Anyways. We can't let our guard down,"
"Ha. But that was all sudden,"
"What is?" Rena moved away from the door.
"I mean all this, how that Roy bastard got turned into a monster and now is trying to eat us. This quest didn't even start but the danger is already is here," Liam glanced at the mobile system that was in his hands.
"All because of that system, right? How strange, we were just living a normal life. This zombie came out of nowhere and started attacking us. It sure is sudden,"
"But... you know what? I don't feel anything different. I am not feeling strange that we are fighting a ghost that no one would ever believe. And more than that I am not at all scared or abnormal feeling. I am finding it all normal. I am thinking that this is just another fight. The same as I always have in the school with the bullies of mine. Just feeling like I am fighting another bully,"
"Hm. You can relate it to that. But I am also not finding it strange or anything. For some reason, I am feeling it normally,"
"Like we already knew that this was gonna happen today. Not at all surprised, maybe the anger took over my curiosity and fear,"
"Maybe I don't know," Rena was gloomy.
"Hm"
"When you are prepared, dangerous things also feel like normal and just a part of daily life,"
"You mean we were already prepared? For this? Like I was not knowing this was gonna happen and I also didn't' did anything to prepare myself,"
"Not like that, not physically by training or something. But mentally you are prepared. You started preparing yourself since the day we found out about this thing,"
"Yea can say that,"
"You and I, both knew that this system, this mobile is going to tell us some crazy things to do. I was feeling it inside my heart but didn't tell you only because I thought that this will only worsen the situation,"
"Whatever. Is that body up?" Rena looked up at Liam. He was staring at the door of that kitchen. Rena was totally leaning against the door, her right leg on the door and the other on the ground, her right hand on the door handle, her left near her chest.
"Let me then," Rena used her right leg to push herself. She turned her back and peeped through the window ad gasped!
"L- Liam!" Rena muttered in her cracking voice.
"I guess he is upright?"
"Y- Yea!" Rena repeated without looking at Liam. Rena was continuously looking outside the door.
"Let me tell the system about this," Liam moved forward to Rena. Rena moved her gaze away from the door to look at Liam. Liam took out the mobile from his pocket.
(System, the body of Roy has raised again, what to do? Some help is required)
Liam typed softly but with a monstrous speed.
"Z-zombie? Who zombies?" Rena freaked out. She was peeking into the mobile without even Liam knowing it!
"Of course about Roy?" Liam informed Rena. But Rena was still not that sure.
"Zombie? That Roy? I thought that he was some kind of ghost or the dead soul but never thought that was a zombie,"
"You were the one who was calling him Zombie, remember?"
"B-but that was just for-��� Rena sighed. She knew that there is no meaning in arguing on this topic with Liam. That will only cause more problems, at last, they both have to solve them, fight the thing together.
"So? What does the system say?" Rena looked at Liam. Liam looked down at the screen.
"Yes,"
"What?"
"I clicked yes, that we have to win against the zombie," Liam tried to act polite and naive.
"The main quest? What does that mean; I and Ava were just doing the quests-"
"Those were not of Paranormal quests were they?" that was enough to shut Liam up.
"I will just continue,"
"What now? What about Ava?" Liam looked at Rena
"Doesn't it says- 'The name of the players who are participating'? Then put yours and mine,"
"Makes sense,"
"But wait! Why are we playing this?" Rena threw her hands in the air and then down on the ground.
"Because, wait we are not playing or anything, how rude of you!" Liam snapped at her. Rena was just joking. She thought that this all they are going to do was just some kind of quest that will grant them power or some skills or normally some XP or agility.
"I am ready to go I am inputting the names," Lialookeded down on the screen.
A pop-up window has already appeared on the screen. The neon blue and yellow at the corners, only the top corners.
(1st player- Liam Smith)
<2nd?>
A new window appeared on the screen. Asking Liam to input the name of the second player.
(Rena Smith)
The screen went blank and a new window appeared.
"What then? This even has to keep that as a mystery? Really and really strange," Liam murmured.
"Okay, this is having rewards for me also,"
"But! How are you getting more XP than me?" Liam glared up at Rena. She was still bigger than Liam. He was also heightened but looked very small.
"But I am also getting some less agility you know?" Liam moved his eyes back on the screen.
"Well I guess... that is making it equal,"
"Okay, there are the quests,"
"So they were not about any other but Roy. Then this is not at all game this is serious," Rena suddenly got serious and then anxious.
"I am worried about my poor dog Liam," She finally confessed.
Ah! That is true. How come she didn't show any emotions or words about Brook? She is very careful about him. And this time when he is stabbed in the stomach she didn't show any sympathy.
"He will be alright; Ava must have reached the hospital by now,"
(Whereabouts of Ava-)
"You sure are using that system to the fullest and to the content of your heart right?"
"Well to say, this is what this system is for," Liam giggled.
"Hey but... I think that we are forgetting something,"
"Huh? Like what?"
"I should have not used something if I had known what it was,"
"Whoa! You are forgetting something and are not able to remember what?"
"That is what we call forgetting you dumb! Study!"
"Let us do it?"
"Hm,"
<10... 9... 8>
"10, 9, 8," Liam and Rena counted at the same time, well countdown it made to be counted down together in chaos.
<3... 2... 1! Start!!>
"1!!" Both shouted, "Star-"
"Wait we are not supposed to say that," Liam laughed, and Rena giggles.
"Hey. No following around us have only 30 minutes remember? Or our quest will be..."
"I will go first," Liam moved forward and pushed open the door. But was pulled back.
"H-hey!" Liam cried. Rena pulled him by his tee shit's collar, "What is the big idea,"
"I know we have only 30 minutes but... we have to make a plan first!"
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