Roar!
The walker that suddenly emerged screamed, and Laura, who was turning around to close the door, trembled in shock but quickly regained her senses. She turned her head to look at the walker running towards her side, lifted her foot, and kicked to slow its advance.
The approaching kick struck the walker's chest forcefully, pushing its whole body backward and hitting the wall behind it. At the same time, a sharp wooden stake pierced through the walker's chest, and a thick sticky substance oozed out of the wound.
Laura looked at the impaled walker on the wall and was about to step forward with a dagger to finish it off, but her hands, which had been shaking moments ago, now made her hesitate. After hesitating for a moment, she decided to ignore the infected person and pushed Elena into the room at the end.
Without attacking the walker, she turned around and entered the room, closing the door. Both she and Elena were out of breath, trying to catch their breath for a moment.
"That child knew what was in this place..." Elena, crouching on the floor, looked at the candy in her hand and recalled his words.
Boom! Boom!
While the two rested in the room, the roar of the walker and the sound of it hitting the door came from outside the door next to them. The fragile door trembled, and the damp wood showed signs of loosening.
"Where is the child?" Laura asked when she didn't see the child who had been in Elena's care.
"That child deceived all of us. He is with the people of this town. He offered us sacrifices in exchange for his parents..." Elena said these words still in a state of shock.
"What did you say?" Laura was surprised to hear what Elena said.
Boom! Boom!
However, the noises at the door were too intense, so she decided not to dwell on it and gestured to Elena, "Go, get out of here."
Seeing that the door was being constantly pounded, Laura knew it was not appropriate to stay here for long. She picked up a wooden stick from the ground, walked in front of the team, and signaled Elena to follow her.
But danger often arrives silently during such inadvertent distractions.
Roar!
Just as Laura was about to advance around the corner, a fierce walker came running out at that moment. Its stained hands grabbed Elena's shoulders and pushed her back, while the undead lowered its head, revealing its black teeth, trying to devour the human in front of it.
"Alright!"
The sudden attack by the walkers caused the lower part of Laura's back to crash into the protruding fertilizer on the abandoned wooden table, and the severe pain made her groan. Although her hands blocked the undead's attack, the pain in her lower back prevented her from effectively counterattacking for a while.
And Elena, beside her, stood stunned by the sudden turn of events at this moment, unsure of what to do, but she immediately reacted and pulled out her personal dagger to help in any way she could.
"Elena, step back!"
Realizing the girl's movements, Laura immediately halted Elena's actions. The intense pain in her lower back prevented her from providing effective support. If the walker shifted its attack target, Elena could die here.
Elena, who was about to take a step forward, stopped when she heard Laura's shout, not because she was afraid, but because another walker was running towards her at that moment.
"Damn it, you're a monster!"
Seeing this situation, Elena immediately turned around and fled to the back without hesitation, luring the new walker away from Laura.
"Good!"
Using a wooden stick in the middle to block the walker's attack, Laura did her best to resist, but the pain in her waist prevented her from exerting any strength, yet she couldn't resist.
The shadow of death made this woman, who had been surviving all year, feel despair for the first time.
"Ah!"
As if knowing it was about to succeed in its hunt, the walker let out a deep roar, and its strength couldn't help but increase slightly.
Boom!
"Wow!"
But just as the walker was about to succeed, the sound of weapons cutting through the air broke the stalemate between the two, and with a shot, the windows beside them shattered, hitting the walker's head precisely, and the shards of glass shattered.
The walker in the offensive state seemed to instantly lose strength, and its body leaned and fell silently to the ground.
Looking at the walker that was suddenly shot and killed, Laura still hadn't reacted and looked out the window almost unconsciously.
In the building opposite the window, a tall figure held a weapon in her direction.
As if noticing Laura's gaze, the figure waved at her in a friendly manner.
"This is..."
Looking at the strange figure outside the window, Laura stood there in a daze. She was used to the wasteland jungle and felt a bit unreal when she was suddenly saved by a stranger survivor.
Boom! Bang!
At the same time, the door they had locked from the outside earlier opened with a thud, and a figure entered. It was Airon, who had been separated not long ago.
"Laura, are you okay?"
Airon, who opened the wooden door, saw Laura standing at the end and the walker's corpse lying on the floor beside her, and quickly stepped forward to ask.
At the same time, he also saw the figure in the opposite building outside the window, looking at the firearm in the opponent's hand pointing towards their position. He didn't know the situation, but he felt horrified and instinctively raised his gun to shoot.
"No!"
Laura, who noticed Airon's actions, immediately felt overwhelmed. She grabbed his arm and tried to stop him, but it was still a step too late.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The bullet shot out of the barrel and flew directly towards where the figure was. Fortunately, Airon was disturbed, and the figure had dodged in advance. The bullet only hit the wall without causing any real damage.
"What are you doing?!"
Looking at Laura holding his arm, Airon still hadn't realized what happened and quickly crouched under the window, asking suspiciously.
"They... hey... forget it."
Laura, who was about to explain, looked at the figure disappearing outside the window, and then at the walker on the ground. She wanted to explain but didn't know what to say. She shook her head and pointed to another exhibition room across the way, saying, "Elena is in danger!"
"Hey! Help!"
At that moment, Elena, who was evading in a hurry, was caught by the walker and, while pushing the infected person's body, called for help from the two people at the door.
Seeing this situation, Airon ignored Laura's abnormality, picked up the wooden stick from the floor, and ran forward, hitting the walker on the head with the stick, throwing it to the ground, lifted his foot, and stomped hard. The head was crushed directly.