I checked under the rubble but couldn't find anyone. I then checked for hours and we only found 2 people. There were over 300 people in the school yet only two survived.
One of them was a member of my team, Lily Richardson. She was headstrong and righteous. She is 171 cm tall with dark skin. She is black haired with brown eyes.
The other one was a normal student but I could see he was calm and collected. I remember him now. Black hair, black eyes, forgettable face, good build, 175 cm tall. His name is Noah. Noah Allen. He gets good marks in both studies and sports but never gets the best score. He is often teased by others. He had a few close friends but none of them knew him very well. He is my candidate for the next strategist. He is probably the most clever student in the school.
The reason I said clever but not intelligent is because there is a difference between those words. Intelligence means the ability to acquire and apply knowledge. Clever means to use that knowledge in shrewd ways to get benefits or manipulate people or things.
The reason I didn't make him join the team is because I wanted the team to work independently while I train him to make the next team. He and Zack will both go do missions while I find the cure. That was the plan.
"Everyone, let's go somewhere else, somewhere safe." I said.
Everyone was quiet. I also felt sad but not that much as I only knew the team and the rest of the teachers for a few days. But other students were not the same. They bonded with each other. One of the worst feelings in life is the pain of losing someone.
I have seen people killing each other. The person who dies only suffers for a few minutes but their family suffers for the rest of their life.
That's why the smart ones or in case the cruel ones kill their loved ones. The person then either lives their life in misery, gets addicted to things or ends their life.
We ran and went into the supermarket we cleared earlier. I then drank some cold drinks while the others drank some water. There was no conversation, they all grieved except for me and Iris. This grieving period lasts for 2 days. We had no conversation.
I then said "It's enough. We all will die if we live like this. The only reason we survive is because of the supplies in this supermarket. When the supplies finish. We will have to get out here and go to other places. We may not find any other place in a short amount of time."
Iris and Noah agreed with me. The rest were angry. Then Lily shouted "You have not lost anyone. You only knew them for a few days. I ….I lost my little sister. She was in 8th grade. Two grades below me. She was smart enough to get scholarships. She had a bright future. I could have saved her. So don't tell me what to do or not."
I then said "I guess you all didn't research about me deeply. I was not always a scientist. I also served in the military for 5 years. In that 5 years l lost 98 squad members, 172 were crippled. If that isn't enough I lost my mother and father when I was 17 years old. They were killed right in front of me. The guy who did it was not convicted due to no evidence. The report said they died due to poison. Since there was no evidence, he escaped. He then had the nerve to smirk right in front of me. He later went to prison due to some small cases and was released recently. To make it worse I have a very good memory, every moment I can remember when their eyes lost their light. I couldn't even say goodbye. So don't tell me I didn't suffer."
They all looked shocked with the information I gave. I then went away to calm down.
When I returned everyone had a determined expression. I then looked at Noah and he gave me a smirk.
I deduced that he used me and talked about how I suffered and how you all are being annoying. Then he then probably said I did a good job and you all should do the same or something like that.
I then said calmly "Take what you need, we will meet at the entrance within 15 minutes." They all nodded as they felt awkward to speak with me.
After 15 minutes, I met with everyone. I took a new black bag. Transferred my items to the new bag. Cold drinks, canned food, foods that last a long time, shaving related items, a sleep bag and some packed snacks.
I asked others if they had a sleep bag and they said yes. We then left the supermarket and went into a weapon store. I restocked my bullets and they did the same.
We then went to a random apartment and killed every undead we met. The killing was a bit more difficult than before as they could dodge some of our attacks. Some of them can even walk. We then got into separate rooms and rested in a soft bed. Then I got ready as I brushed my teeth, shaved, showered and ate my food.
Then I met up with everyone. Seeing no one talking I started asking Iris "Do you know where the undead king is?" She calmly replied "No". I then asked "Is there a hierarchy system between the undead?". Iris's face then turned serious and asked me a question "How do you know that?" I then said "Well I kind of guessed. I thought that if a king had soldiers, generals and other posts then Undead should have a similar system."
She sighed and muttered something. Then she said "Yes, there is a hierarchy system. It follows like this Undead soldier which are normal undead, Special Soldiers which are the ones who can walk and dodge attacks, Undead Knights can control other undeads to do whatever he or she wants, Arch Knights who can control every undead expect other Arch Knights and the Undead King. The Undead King was born sometime in the 3rd century. He wanted to live forever so he did some kind of ritual that made him an undead. But there was a cost. It made him hate everything that is living. First he killed his own family and ate them. Then he expanded his army. Soon a group was formed to kill them and most of them were annihilated. Later some of them saw this and the word spread. That's when the word zombie came."
"So there are undead stronger than these" Noah asked. Iris confirmed.
We all sat there for a few minutes trying to digest the information.
Then I asked "Are there other being other than Undead".