"Caaaaaaw!" "Caaaw!" "CAW" "CAW" the crows outside were still flying above the city of Springs as they try to find the prey that was the best of all the best that they had encountered so far.
For them, Herro is a dish made by a chef in a 5-star hotel, and the rest that they have feasted upon is just food on a fast-food restaurant.
The queen of the crows, the giant white crow, was the most irritated and angry of all of them. She regretted the chance of eating the most delicious prey they encountered because she grew too complacent by the fact that she completely immobilized the target. She did not expect it at all that Herro could escape her grasp.
The queen and her flock of crows explored the whole vicinity of the city, hoping to find the food that escaped their grasp. They found the whole, which is the entrance to the Military Base, but they decided to ignore it because of the narrowness of the hole.
The hole where the Military aircraft passed through is considered narrow for them because of their large number. The crows are adept at hunting by the day and haven't developed night vision that will aid them to see and the dark, so they decided to ignore the whole and search around the city.
After searching for a couple of hours for the prey that escaped from them, which is Herro, the Queen decided to leave the city to hunt in some other places for food to provide for the needs of her flocks.
The Queen learned a lesson from what happened today. That is why it thought that she should secure her prey before celebrating so that what happens today shall never happen again.
The Queen flew away from the city. They're heading towards the vast forest which surrounds the city to find some food.
An hour after the flock of deadly crows left the city, a large Military Truck is heading towards the city. The truck could carry around 15 people along with their baggage.
The Military Truck stopped right before entering the city, and then six men came out of it. They were wearing leather jackets with metal spikes as the design in their collars, shoulder, and wrists. Their Mohawk hairstyle also matched their clothing. They really look like some punks who became famous in the 1970s and 1980s.
"Bert, Scan the place to see if the mutants are still here." Said the leader of the group towards one of his men. The leader's face and neck are filled with tattoos along with his visible hand. Anyone that saw him will conclude that his whole body is filled with tattoos.
"Yes, Leader!" Bert immediately replied to his leader. Then Bert kneeled down his right knee and placed his palm in the ground, and then he closed his eyes.
Bert didn't utter a single word for around thirty seconds. His teammates, along with their leader, were also silent within these thirty seconds. He was concentrating on something.
After the thirty seconds was done, Bert opened his eyes and slowly stood up and faced his leader. "Only zombies could be found in this place, sir, and the mutants had vanished. And there are two Humans that I detected in the Underground Military Base."
From the looks of it, these people were also Enhanced like Kira. They have different abilities, and it seems that this guy named Bert had a wide scanning and detection ability.
It seems that Bert is the scout of their team, and this was not the first time they visited this place. They are already familiar with the Underground Military Base and the Mutants that are living in this city.
The whole team was elated when they heard the good news that Bert gave them.
Then the leader said, "Come on, boys! We're gonna struck it rich if we grabbed those weapons and explosives in the Military Base and sell them to the Bases! HAHAHAHAHA!" The leader laughed and also his lackeys. They were happy knowing that there is no visible threat that will hinder them from grabbing the weapons and explosives in the military base.
The Military base was left untouched for the whole two years because of the Mutants living here in the City of springs before.
Many Enhanced wanted to get rich by scavenging the weapons and explosives that were left behind when the Military personnel helps the citizens evacuate due to the Mutant's rampage.
Kira's team also found their demise while trying their luck by scavenging in the military base. That is why Kira was left wandering around the CIty of Spings alone.
The leader of the Punky Scavengers entered the truck, and his teammate followed one by one, and Bert entered last and sat at the drive's seat.
Bert turned on the engine of the truck with great excitement. Their team comprises six Enhanced individuals, and they haven't felt fear towards the two individuals who are staying underground.
For them, there is no longer threat that will hinder them from getting strong and rich. But they didn't know that the two individuals staying here underground are as strong as the Mutants and a lot more intelligent than those brutes, enabling them to utilize a lot more power than what the Mutants can do.
It was as if that Kira was able to sense the danger that was about to befall them. She opened her eyes and felt uneasy. She looks at Herro, who was beside her, and saw that he was still sleeping peacefully.
She smiled, knowing that Herro is already safe. Their regenerative ability was also enhanced when both of them absorbed the Mutants. Herro had already healed one-fifth of his current injury, and that is also thanks to Kira's first aid and super-tight bandages.
Kira stood up, and she still feels uneasy even though she already knew that Herro is safe and sleeping peacefully. Kira decided to head above ground to find some zombies and use them to fasten Herro's recovery.
It didn't take a long time for Kira to climb to the surface since she was familiar with the relatively smaller hole they used when they descended to this place.
It didn't take a long time for Kira to find zombies. She immediately killed them and put them inside a sack, and she came back to the Underground Military base.
By this time, the group of Punky Scavengers was also descending towards the Military Base. Still, they were using a relatively large hole where the Aircraft and Mutants used to exit and enter the Underground Military Base.
The speed of their descent is relatively slower when you compared it to Kira's descending speed. That is because they were using ropes to descend while Kira is just jumping from one wall to another wall.
Kira was able to land in the Military Base successfully, and she hurriedly comes back to the infirmary. When she entered the infirmary, she saw that Herro had already opened his eyes.
Kira walked towards him, and she sat on the bed beside Herro, where she sleeps before while her back facing Herro.
"I brought some zombies for you to absorb. I don't know if the amount is enough for you to recover completely or not, but I think these zombies will be able to heal most of your wounds and injuries." Kira said to Herro.
But she still failed to receive a reply from Herro. This made her irritated and angry. She apologized for a couple of times, and she even brought him zombies to heal his wounds, but he still remained silent all of the time.
Kira couldn't take it anymore, and she suddenly faced Herro. And she was about to ask him why he still remains silent, but she saw Herro pointing his jaw. Kira immediately realized why Herro was keeping silent all of the time.
She realized that she bandaged Herro's jaw and locked it, resulting in Herro being unable to talk. Herro wanted to hum, but when he tried, he felt pain from his wounds and injuries, so he decided to wait for Kira to notice his situation.
Kira hurriedly removed the bandage that was locking Herro's jaw. After he removed it, Herro opened his mouth and started to talk, "I am not blaming you for anything. In fact, I should be the one thanking you because you faced the Crows that traumatized you just to save my sorry ass. It is my duty to protect you because I made a promise with your parents, and I already love you!"
Herro paused after he realized what he just said. Then, his cheeks started to turn hot and red from embarrassment.
Kira also blushed when she heard the last part of Herro's explanation. She looked down, trying to hide her blushing cheeks away from Herro's gaze.
Things became awkward between them, and both of them couldn't find a proper topic or way to break the ice between them.
The silence lasted for a couple of seconds when Herro noticed the zombies that Kira hunted for him to absorb and heal his wounds.
Herro used this opportunity to break the ice between them. "I... I think I should absorb the zombies that you brought to me immediately."
Kira was still looking down, but she replied, "Yeah yeah!" and then she immediately walks towards the sack containing the zombies that she hunted for Herro.
She dragged it towards Herro when a loud bang was heard outside, followed by loud laughs coming from multiple persons.