As I realized a thing, I was oblivious to for so long I started to run as fast as I could towards the college bar. College grounds were gigantic. There was everything here. Shopping mall, hotels for visitors, everything school needed but oversized. There were three hotels on the campus, two malls, a number of small shops, restaurants and bars, baseball stadium, American football stadium, soccer stadium, just everything you would ever want. There was even hourly hotel and small red-light district tucked in here. So, you could imagine this size of the campus and right now I needed to run almost across the whole thing. Jess was most likely picked up by the friends and rode electro mobile. They were common here, they looked like golf carts and were even used like that by golf players in here, but some of the students used them to move around the campus. I didn't want to use that right now even when I could take one, they make quite a lot of noise and I didn't want to bring to Jess a horde of ghouls as a welcome gift. So, I had no choice but to run.
As I was running, I noticed small group of three girls. Two of them were carrying the third one. She looked hurt they were heading toward medical center by the looks of it. Both of them was holding the hurt girl with one hand and carrying a thick stick in the other. Those sticks looked like the legs from the table. They were on the way and I could see that bunch of ghouls were after them. I decided to help there was not too many ghouls after them and it was on the way. I sprinted beside them and quickly took care of ghouls that were on there tail. After I cleaned the ghouls, I returned back to them.
"Thank you very much for the help." Girls spoke in unison
"Hello. What happened to her?" I asked as I pointed my finger to the hurt girl.
"One of those things attacked her." She pointed towards the ghouls I just killed.
I had a better look at the hurt girl and first thing I noticed was skin color. Very grayish, similar to the standard ghouls, next thing I noticed that she was biting into air while salivating a lot. It looked weird and I was getting a transformation vibes from her.
"Did you please see Jess Hamilton?"
"Who is that?" One answered. Second one spoke shortly after that. "You can try and check in cafeteria she might be there, there was a lot of students in there, but there are hundreds of those things around it also." Second chimed in.
"Thanks. If you don't want to attract ghouls try, not be in big groups or make loud noise. They see mostly shit but they can hear and smell. And they always go to the place with most living people."
"Thanks, that will he..... ghhhhh!" girl was not able to finish speaking because her hurt friend woke up and bit her neck. Blood was gushing everywhere. Transformation, I knew it. Without any delay I pierced the head of turned girl, right after that I quickly dispatched the other that was just bitten into a neck.
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Zombie Level 0 killed. Experience granted.
Incubating Zombie killed. Experience granted.
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"AHHH!" Last girl started screaming. I grabbed her mouth and tried to calm her down so that she is not going to lure more ghouls.
Once she calmed down a little. I started to speak, while she cried.
"I am sorry for that, but your friend turned into zombie, and your second friend would do the same."
"I understand. Thank you saved me again" She spoke while crying.
As she spoke, I noticed one thing. Those monster that appeared here are called ghouls. But the ones that are turned or turning are called zombies. Weird, but good to know.
"What are you going to do now?"
"I don't know."
"Let me get you to cafeteria, I need to check there for Jess anyway. I need to know if she is in there."
"Entrance is barricaded, they refused to let us in before those things swarmed it there, and we just barely run away with our lives once they came."
"Was she already hurt when you were trying to get in?" I asked as I pointed to the friend that turned to zombie.
"Yes…. You mean they knew she would turn. Why didn't they tell us?"
"Would you believe them?"
She just shook her head.
"So, you have your answer. Let's go. Stay behind me and Sheela."
"Who is Sheela?" she asked.
"You are not very observant." I spoke as I chuckled and pointed to quite large ice tiger laying on the ground next to me.
She looked where I was pointing and fall on her butt from the scare.
"What is that?"
"She is Sheela, not it please. She is my companion from the skill I got when I killed first ghoul. If you killed your first ghoul you should have received something too."
"Lucky you all I got was axe wielding skill. Useless with no axe."
I looked around and noticed that there was fire alarm cabinet. They usually had various equipment some even had firefighter axes.
"Sheela please open that cabinet." I pointed to the fire alarm cabinet I saw.
Sheela just ran up to it and tore down lock with one claw. I ran up to it and opened it and indeed outside of hose and other stuff there was a firefighter axe in there.
"Here this should work. Do you have any stat points?" I asked as she grabbed the axe.
"Thanks, yes, this axe will work with the skill. And I have 5 stat points, I didn't know what to spend them on."
"Check in the skill what stat it uses for damage."
After a moment girl spoke. "Strength."
"Fine, if you want to deal more damage invest in strength. If you want faster reflexes and movements, it's agility, and for stamina and health it's constitution. Don't worry about magic if you have no magic skill."
"What spread would you suggest?" She asked.
"Hmmm 3 strength, 1 agility and constitution. Should be fine."
"Thanks, I will do that." She spent her points. "Sorry I am Karla." She extended her hand.
"Hello, I am Victor, but call me Vic. Let's get to cafeteria." I shook her hand and we went on our journey towards cafeteria.