"Dad... I'm hungry and sleepy..." - said a little girl while being dragged by her father The poor girl had been moving all day without a break and now she could barely move.
First they were in a small shelter but after an incident caused by a stupid, the place was invaded by zombies.
"Don't worry, Alice-chan, we'll soon find a place to rest" - said the man with a smile. His appearance was ordinary to say the least, dark brown hair, a slim figure, and average height. He was the typical man you would find anywhere in Japan.
"But Dad... I'm tired" - little Alice murmured with weigh.
"I'm sorry...just a little longer and we'll be safe"-smiled the man as he ran towards a house and knocked on the door-"Please! I need help!"
"Go away! We don't have room!" - they shouted from inside.
"Please! I don't care if they don't let me in but my daughter, she needs to survive!" - the man shouted with a tired voice but those who were inside the house did not respond - "If you don't open the door, I'm going to...!"
"I recommend you don't finish that sentence" - the man was surprised to hear a voice behind him. He slowly turned around and saw how now there was a boy about 18 years old. He was handsome and with a physique that showed he had trained with conviction. His pale blond hair and blue eyes showed that he wasn't completely Japanese but none of that mattered right now.
"What are you talking about?" the man asked with a frown. frown
"I'm just telling you to move a little to the right, at least
that you want to leave your daughter alone" - answered the young blonde.
"!"- the brown-haired man quickly moved and just a few seconds later the door opened and some kind of spear shot out - "Huh? I swear it was here"
Quickly the door closed, leaving a man with dilated eyes - "They..."
"They were going to kill you" - replied the blond boy.
"Thank you! Thank you thank you thank you!" the man exclaimed as he continued to thank him.
"It is not necessary" - agreed the boy.
"No, I really appreciate it" - the brown-haired man sighed - "If it wasn't for you, maybe I wouldn't be able to make sure my daughter was safe"
"Onii-chan?" - asked the girl - "Are you going to help us?"
Alice! - exclaimed the adult man with fear. He understood that the boy in front of him was someone they shouldn't provoke and this was because he was too calm in a situation where zombies could come from anywhere.
"That's right little girl" - the boy agreed - "My name is Cloud, Cloud Strife"
"My name is Alice!" - exclaimed the girl with a tender smile.
"Are you going to help us?" The man asked with an expectant look.
"I promised the girl" - agreed Cloud - "For now, I want you to run to the apartment that has a large staircase, there will be a boy about my age waiting for you. He will help you while I take care of some things "
"Thank you..." the man murmured as he shed tears of happiness "You are the first person to help us since all this happened..."
"Don't worry" - denied the blond - "By the way...
What is your name?"
"I'm sorry, my name is Kei Maresato and this is my daughter, Alice Maresato" - said the man now known as Kei.
"Ok, Kei-san... I recommend you go quickly to the apartment because the company is about to arrive"-Cloud said as he looked towards the bridge. He could hear a large number of growls getting closer and closer.
"Shit!" - Kei exclaimed with fear.
"Dad said a bad word~!" Alice exclaimed with a big smile.
"Ugh… I'm sorry about that…" Kei muttered as he shook his head, "It's not time for that, we have to go to the safe place"
"And Onii-chan?" Alice asked as she looked at the boy who was going to help them.
"I still have some things to do, so I want you to
you guys go ahead" - smiled the blonde.
"Do you promise you'll be okay?" - asked the little girl.
"I promise"-assented the blonde as he showed him his little finger.
"Pinky promise!" -the girl smiled as she linked her little finger to the boy's- "Good luck Onii-chan ~!"
"Come on Alice"-Kei said as he ran to his daughter, only this time he had a smile on his face.
Cloud watched as the duo ran at full speed until he saw their silhouettes completely disappear, "Alright… now that they're gone, I'm going to have some fun…"
Calmly, he walked to the corner and took his two-handed sword as a smile appeared on his face- "It's time to level up a few..."
He had discovered something interesting while advancing in this world. When he leveled up, he couldn't increase his Stats because he had to wait until he came back to Earth but there was something he could do and that was to acquire Skill or rather unlock the Skill Slot. This gave the possibility of acquiring unique skills from a world, although it was obvious that this world did not have such skills.
"Roar!" -Cloud continued walking even though he heard how the zombies got closer and closer to his location- "What do I do first? Do I take care of them or just teach those bastards a little Karma?"
Honestly, he was being hypocritical about the situation but he had to admit that when he saw the Anime, he felt bad for little Alice. Her father had been killed in front of her eyes and she had to move on with a group of people she didn't know.
"I know... I'm going to kill almost everyone and when I see that the
situation is under control, I'm going to give a small gift to
those idiots... if he survives, it means they're the
lucky enough to live another day in this
Shit situation..." - murmured the blonde while his gaze
it sharpened In front of him was a large group of zombies - "If not
survive...at least they won't suffer when the situation escalates.
come back much worse"
[Caution, Karma points have been activated]
[Karma Points: Points obtained depending on what kind of actions you perform]
[Performing good deeds increases your Karma points, while performing poor moral actions decreases your Karma points]
[Function: Karma points increase or decrease the initial relationship you initially have with the different factions of the multiverse (Heroes, Villains, Neutral Forces or the Chaotic)]
[Additional Information: Karma points only affect the first impression, in other words, it doesn't mean you can't relate to the different factions. This first impression only makes it difficult to interact with "morally opposed" forces]
"..."-Cloud just kept silent as he walked towards where the zombies were with his sword in hand-"I'll worry about Karma points later"
With a quick movement, he attacked the zombies with great precision. He could feel his Battle Instinct Skill constantly helping him.
[Thanks to your great control and multiple combats, Master of
Two-Handed Swords has leveled up... current level... 6]
"Excellent"-smiled the blonde as he continued killing zombies.
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20 minutes passed and everything had returned to calm. Cloud was looking at the sky with a smile on his face.
The battle had been perfect, not only had his Mastery Skill leveled up, but also Combat Instinct had reached level 10, although his passive Precise Control was still stuck at level 5. In addition to all that, he had leveled up 3 levels. , finally reaching level 10, although for some reason he felt that when he killed a zombie, the experience he gained was almost non-existent.
"Roar!" - The growl of the zombies was heard again in the vicinity.
"I guess it's time…" the blond murmured as he returned to his current base but not before taking one last look at the house. Right now. he was thinking about whether to destroy the door or not but after a few seconds he decided against it. It wasn't worth getting your hands dirty with them since they would soon be dead. It wasn't that he was cursing them, but that in less than a week, an EMP Wave would break every appliance in the city, leaving the survivors unable to maintain their supplies and in the process, forcing them to forage for food to survive.
The blond quickly returned to Rika's apartment where Kohta was waiting for him.
"How are they?" Cloud asked calmly.
"Alice-chan is sleeping while Kei-san is checking the news" - replied the boy with glasses - "From what I hear, the situation on the bridge is out of control" "From here you can hear the sound of the shots" - Cloud replied while shaking his head - " How are the others?"
"Takashi...I don't think he needs to tell you what he's doing"-Kohta answered with a slight blush-"The girls are sleeping and Shizuka sensei is in the kitchen because she said she got hungry after..."
"You don't need to finish that, I understand" - nodded the blonde - "Go rest, I'll watch the surroundings"
"In fact, I should continue" - denied the boy with glasses -
"You just got back from fighting those things and before…"
"Don't worry, I'm not tired"-Cloud denied as he gave his friend a look-"I can resist, not to mention that we need our ranged combatant to be in perfect condition"
"Ok…" Kohta muttered as he shook his head.
"But wake me up if something happens"
"Don't hesitate"-the blonde nodded as he watched the boy disappear.
"Will you stay up all night, again?" Shizuka asked as she arrived with two cups of coffee.
"Yes"-nodded the blonde as he took the cup they were offering him "Thank you"
"I guess I'll stay with you this time" - the beautiful blonde nurse smiled - "By the way... who's the guy watching TV?"
"I'll explain it to you while we check the area"-smiled the blonde as he took the woman from her waist and sat her on her legs..