With the heavy rain bashing on to his skin, Ray and tina walked over to the wall, thanks to the roof next to them, they weren't being hit directly my the rain, but now that they were moving...
"Tch, as much as I like the rain, isn't this too strong...?" Ray asked
"Y-Yeah..." Said Tina as she followed behind
When they reached the school wall, ray looked back to see how Tina was doing, The rain and wind kept hitting his eyes, making it harder to keep them fully opened
Tina seemed to be following behind just find, but he was surprised when he saw Alicia and her friend next to her.
He easily climbed over the wall, surprised by how easier it had gotten. Tina also struggled to climb up, but she made it eventually. Alicia and her friend didn't struggle at all, which was rather impressive for their frames.
As they stood on top of the wall, they surveyed the area and were glad to see that there weren't any monsters in sight.
"So?" Said Ray
"What?" Asked Alicia
"Do you want to join us or something?" Ray asked
He wasn't opposed to them joining, there was something mysterious about them, which is why he befriended them ahead of time. To Ray, they could be dead weight, or an indispensable treasure. But for now, he'd rather it be just him and his sister, he knew that he was too weak.
"Not now, We have something to do" Replied Alicia
"Alright, good luck with that"
Since it was none of his business, Ray didn't ask what it was. Alicia nodded and jumped down the wall along with her friend.
"Oi... Don't die." Said ray
"I still need to hand this blazer to its owner so it'd be nice if he didn't die either." Replied alicia before heading off
Ray kept watch as they headed down the road and eventually lost track of her after a curve.
"Well then, I think it's about time we go." Said ray as he jumped down
He landed on a puddle and caused a splash, which made him even more soaked than he already was. Even a rain lover like him wanted the rain to stop.
"fufu... 'Don't die' did my little Ray fall in love?" Asked tina with a teasing smile as she also jumped down
"It's not like that"
What ray felt towards her, wasn't love but curiosity. She seemed to know something that no one else did, he wondered if she was like him and had a system but he hadn't told his sister that
"More importantly, why were you so quiet?" Ray asked
"Because I didn't want to interrupt the romance talk between my brother and his crush, I'm sure her friend was thinking the same." Said tina as she continued to tease him
Ray decided to ignore it, he knew that she was just trying to brighten the mood after everything they've been through
"Alright" Said Ray as he let out a sigh
"I'm just kidding, so where are we heading? Home?" She asked
"Stop reading my mind... Yes, we're heading home, why was that your first guess?" Ray asked
"We have provisions at home, not to mention how the radio towers and power are still fine in the city, although I doubt, we'd be able to tune into any news channels, we might gain important information. Also, there's food at home."
"I guess we both got the smart gene"
"You only realised now?"
"Pfft."
Ray and tina suddenly started to laugh. Ray couldn't be happier that his sister was with him, although he was too shy to admit it.
"Also, isn't your phone water proof? Why not just use your data to check the news online?" Tina asked
"I ran out of data... What about you?" Ray asked
"... Me too..." Replied Tina
"hey sis, I need to tell you something... and it may seem a little hard to believe..." Said ray
"I know you're not the type to lie in a situation like this, and it's the end of the world so, there's nothing hard for me to believe right now" Said tina
"Remember that nearly dead monster that I kicked on the third floor? After it die-"
The instant he heard that message, ray felt a chill go down his spine and jumped to the side, pulling tina along with him.
An arrow passed right by them through her hair. If not for the system message, he would have been dead.
As he looked towards the direction where the arrow came from, which opposite to the path Alicia and her friend went. he received a system message
There were 4 Green monsters on the path where Ray and Tina were planning on taking to reach their house.
The monsters all had the same small frame which resembled that of a child's, their faces were contorted and they carried weapons with their bodies covered in some sort of cloth
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"Oi... Are you kidding me? All 4?" Asked Ray
2 Carried bows while the other two carried daggers. Ray didn't know whether he should fight them or run. They had bows but there were obstacles which he could use to protect himself while they ran
But a part of him also wanted to fight... their sizes were small, and the reward would definitely be useful...
As they got closer and the two archers began to charge up their arrows. Ray made up his mind.
"Sis... Hide next to an obstacle... Don't let yourself get hit..."
"Ray... Whatever you're thinking of doing... Don't-"
"Confirm."
At the same time both green monsters launched an arrow towards them. Ray lightly pushed tina which caused her to avoid the arrow directed at her and at the same time, grabbed the arrow directed at him.
Tina who saw was surprised, for as long as he could remember, Ray was never a good fighter, something was off about him, so she decided to trust him.
"Be careful..." She muttered
She ran over to a nearby wall where she could hide behind and watched the fight from there. The monsters began to charge up another shot
"Analyse" Said Ray as he looked towards them