Sat 16/08/2024 6:53 pm
"So kill that zombie," - I pointed to the corpse that was starting to approach us.
"Hey?"
"Hmpf, that's what I thought. Do as I said earlier, I'll give you food and water soon."
"No!.. I'll kill him" - She looked at me with a determined look
"Okay, here you go" - I gave her a baseball so she could kill zombies with it
"Where did you get it from?" - she asked me when she saw the baseball bat appear in my hand.
"No questions asked, kill him or get in the car" - I was starting to get annoyed by having someone next to me. Before, I didn't have to pay attention to taking items out of the inventory because no one was watching what I was doing.
"I don't give a damn, it's a zombie apocalypse. If others have any skills, at least they'll think I only have the ability to store items" - Samantha's footsteps tore me out of my thoughts.
She slowly started approaching the zombie. She didn't know what to do so I advised her.
"If you make him fall over it will be much easier to kill him Samantha"
"B-but how?"
"Aghh just kick him or trip him" - I muttered, dissatisfied with her lack of creativity.
"grrrr" "grrrarrr"
"cruck"
"At least she's not stupid" - she slowly walked around the zombie and kicked him in the crook of his knee. The zombie fell to the ground.
"Hit it in the head"
"bang" "bang" "bang" "bang" "bang" "bang"
I walked over to her and grabbed the baseball, which was about to hit the corpse again.
"He's already dead, stop it"
"Haha, haha"
"T-now can I go with you?"
"Yes, there are a few rules"
"What?"
"First, go to the car and sit down" - even though she managed to kill the first zombie, she wasn't in good shape. She could barely calm her breathing.
A few minutes later she was sitting huddled in the car looking at the walking dead.
"Have you calmed down?"
"Y-yes"
"So listen, first of all, you don't ask any questions. If I want to explain something to you, I will, do you understand?"
"I see"
"Okay, if we're going to fight zombies, stand behind me, 2 meters away, so I can reach you at any time. Watch your step, because I won't be turning around every now and then to see if you accidentally fell over and caught the attention of the zombies."
"If you see a dead body lying on the ground, always destroy its skull, even if it's already been cracked"
"When I tell you to go right, even if there's a horde of zombies there, you go there. Do you understand?"
"Y-yes, I understand..."
"Great, don't forget because I won't repeat myself" - I said seriously. If she wants me to take care of her, she has to listen and be useful.
"Hold this" - I gave her a bar of chocolate, 2 buns and a bottle of water. She can't faint surrounded by zombies.
"Thank you" - she thanked me with a smile as she began to eat. Seeing that she was slowly starting to relax, I brought up another topic.
"Okay Samantha, now we'll go to the station. We'll secure some fuel and then blow up the station" - she stopped eating and looked at me in disbelief.
"Why blow up the station.!"
"Have you already forgotten what I said a moment ago?" - I said quite sharply, adopting an angry expression on my face.
She stared for a moment and then realized what was going on.
"Sorry..."
A moment passed as I assessed her and then I sighed.
"Ehhh, we'll gather fuel and a few useful items and then blow up the station."
"If you want to know why we have to do this, I've already explained. I won't rest until I kill every motherfucker" - I got angry. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't forget about my family's death. They say time heals everything, but I knew. I knew that the only thing that could heal the hole in my heart was to kill every zombie on this planet.
Her eyes were fixed on mine, there was compassion in them and also a little anger. She had lost everyone too.
"We can go now" - she said after drinking water from the bottle and handing it to me.
I drank the rest and threw it away. I started walking towards the other cars but didn't see any movement behind me.
Samantha stood where she had been before, looking at me, all blushed.
"What are you doing?"
"Y-you drank water from the bottle I drank from"
"Girl, how old are you?" - I asked with dissatisfaction.
"D-nineteen"
"It was a rhetorical question..."
"Come on, let's go. Remember, stay two meters behind me"
We started searching all the cars while killing zombies. I have to say having someone help us made it go a lot faster. Although more zombies were paying attention to us because Samantha couldn't walk. Literally, we walked about 300 meters and she hit something a few times drawing the attention of the zombies.
"Jackpot" I muttered, looking at the tent and mattress in one of the cars. We had already found a grill, coal for burning, gas stoves, gas canisters and mosquito spray. Apparently, many people wanted to go camping.
"M-mark can we take this too..?" - I looked at her hands and then at her. She blushed. She was holding pads, tampons and probably some painkillers. I wouldn't stop her from taking care of her health and comfort.
"Ehhhh" - after my sigh she tensed for a moment
"Sure, if you need anything just say so. You're useful so I have no problem collecting things for you" - now when I find some items that might be useful to Samantha I'll collect them.
I took the items from her hands and put them in my inventory. She clearly wanted to ask a question but held back.
*whisper* "Thank you" - she said with a smile
A moment later we reached the station.
"Canister XXXL"
A large canister with a capacity of 10,000 liters appeared next to the dispenser.
This time Samantha didn't have time to stop herself from asking.
"H-how"
"Ehhh" - I feel like an old man. Ever since I met her, I've been sighing all the time.
"As you've noticed, I can store inanimate objects, so in the future we won't have to worry about food or water." - I decided that I could tell her about it, especially since I would be relying on her to some extent from now on. As for possible betrayal, I wasn't too worried. With my survival instinct ability, I could sense malicious thoughts. As for possible betrayal involving third parties, heh. I'm not currently planning on gathering any more people, and even if I were, I wouldn't let them get close to her. After all, she's my pet. Huh? What am I-
"Can you store everything Mark?!" - She asked, looking at me with shining eyes.
"As I said before, only items. I can't hide you Samantha"
"Now you start filling the canister and I'll search the entire station." - even though I was here earlier, I didn't have time to take a good look. I looked at the motorcycle that I had towed earlier and it was still standing there.
"I need to find helmets" - Basically, I could put every car in my inventory, but I could find all the ones that were here anywhere. If it was a camper or even a bus, it would probably be in my inventory. Unfortunately, searching the entire station, I only found one helmet, so I have to buy another one for Samantha.
"Buy a motorcycle helmet"
[5AP Motorcycle Helmet]
[Shop] [AP 486 (491 - 5)]
With everything I needed, I put the bike and helmets in the inventory and started to return to Samantha. I noticed that there were 3 fresh zombie bodies on the ground with their skulls smashed in. Despite her childish behavior, she could be ruthless. The fuel slowly flowed into the canister.
*An hour later*
We had to empty 3 dispensers before we could fill the canister to capacity. It was almost 9 pm and the sun was slowly setting. I put the fuel in my gear.
"Today we sleep in the store and tomorrow we blow up the station" - I said to Samantha as I walked towards the store where I found myself at the beginning of the apocalypse.
Samantha was tasked with making food at the restaurant and I was setting up a mattress in the bathroom. The more doors between us and the zombies, the better for us. While setting up, I checked my AP status
[Shop] [AP 486]
"Improve Reduced Sleep Needs"
[Shop] [AP 406 (486-80)]
[Reduced sleep requirement 2/7] (+) [160 Ap]
"Hmm, so each next level increases the cost x2"
"Improve Reduced Sleep Needs"
[Shop] [AP 246 (406-160)]
[Reduced Sleep Needs 3/7] (+) - Reduces the amount of sleep required to regenerate the body. Each level shortens the sleep time needed to regenerate by 1 hour. Current required time to regenerate 5 hours.
"Now 5 hours of sleep is enough to regenerate my body"
A moment later, we ate the food Samantha made.
"Go to sleep, tomorrow will be quite stressful" - She fell asleep almost immediately after lying down
It was already dark outside, so I used quiet steps to approach the door to see how the zombies reacted to the night.
[AP 246]
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