Erin took a deep breath and said, "There is no need to get off the orc's back. Now Bunty will also come with us. And listen, you all stay here until one of us comes to call you all. No one will step inside the village without my invitation.
Everyone bowed their heads in unison and replied, "Yes Master!"
After this, Kabil sitting on the back of orc, Hina and Erin started moving towards the Hope Goblin clan. Reaching the tribe, they stopped for a moment and surveyed the surroundings.
The clan was surrounded by a high wooden wall on all sides. The wall looked strong, but its condition indicated that it would be completely unsuccessful in stopping the big monster.
Hina said looking at the wall, "Our small village was often attacked by small monsters. When we slept peacefully at night, they would break our houses and destroy the village. To protect ourselves from them, we built this wooden wall. However, even this cannot stop monsters like Orc. Thankfully, orcs and other big monsters don't eat goblins, so we're somehow safe here."
Hina moved forward and knocked the door. "Guards! Open the door. It is I, the chief's daughter. Open the door quickly, we have guests with us."
But no reply came for some time.
Hina raised her voice and said, "You two are joking with me again, aren't you? You know what the consequences will be. You will get the same punishment as before. So open the door quietly. Let us inside. Must come."
Erin and Kabil were watching him shouting angrily. His eyes were fixed on Hina's face, as if he was trying to understand this strange situation.
Then Bunty came near and said, "Hey! This door is locked from outside."
Hina is shocked. "Oh! That's why no one is answering. But we never close the door from outside."
Concern started appearing in Hina's voice. "This happens only when some trouble befalls the village."
Hina quickly opened the door and ran inside the village.
Erin also ran after him.
After going some distance inside the village, Hina suddenly stopped. There was such a sight in front of him, which took his breath away.
One Hope Goblin, whose face looked terrifying, was standing with his teeth on the throat of another Hope Goblin. Fear and pain were clearly visible in the eyes of the injured goblin.
The second goblin, who saw Hina, started shouting, "Save me! Save me from this! I don't want to be like the rest. Save me, please!"
Erin wasted no time and jumped towards the aggressive goblin and punched him hard. The goblin jumped into the air and landed several feet away.
Erin then moved towards the injured Goblin. But the goblin, holding his throat, shouted in fear, "No! Don't come near me! I too will become like them in a short time. Leave me. You are strong. Take our chief and his daughter away from here. This village is now full of danger."
The goblin's body started trembling. His nails turned into sharp and scary claws. The teeth appeared as if those of a predatory animal. His eyes turned completely white, as if the soul had left the body forever.
Erin was horrified at the horrific change, saying, "This... what's going on? He cut it and now he's turning like same the goblin from before. Wait! No! This... this is a zombie virus." !"
He quickly looked towards Hina and shouted, "Hina, step back immediately! Pay attention to your surroundings. The virus has started spreading, Now he is going to become a zombie. Be careful that none of them touch you."
Hina stood frozen in fear and surprise. Just then Orc and Goblin reached there. Seeing the sight there, the Goblin (kabil) shouted loudly, "Aaaaa! This... what kind of monster is this?!"
Hina stammeringly asked, "Erin ji, what are these viruse and zombie?"
Erin looked back at him strangely and thought to himself, "Looks like there are no zombie stories and movies in this world."
Demon, reading her thoughts, said, "Exactly. Nothing like that happens here."
Erin said, hiding his nervousness, "I'll explain it to you later. Just listen to what's important. Stay away from them. Pay attention, if any of these people touch you and you get even the slightest wound, you will also become like them. Your memories will be erased. You will become a walking corpse, wandering around just biting others and making them like you."
Suddenly, he lets out a terrifying scream that resonates from deep within the zombie goblin's throat. His voice was as if someone had woken up the entire village.
Within moments, all the zombie goblins from around the village started coming running towards that scream.
Erin started smiling after seeing this, "So it's what I'm thinking. Now it's going to happen. So finally everyone is coming here. So now it's going to be fun. I'm going to kill everyone at once."
Demon shocked him by saying, "What do you mean? Are you thinking of killing them? Don't do that! Watch these goblins carefully. They are spreading the infection just by biting each other. These are completely different from the zombie viruses of your world. These are far more powerful and dangerous than what I saw in your mind."
Demon continued, "Look at how quickly so many zombie goblins have gathered. Killing them is not the solution. There must be some way to fix these. "We have to find that way."
"So find somewhere to hide quickly now!"
Without wasting any time, Erin turned back and lifted Hina in his lap and turned towards Bunty and said in a loud voice, "Bunty, run as fast as you can behind me!"
Saying this, Erin started running away from there with Hina. Bunty, who is a little slow due to his huge weight, but obeyed him and panting with all his strength, he quickly ran after them.
Somehow they all found a safe place among the small goblin houses in the middle of the village, avoiding the hordes of zombie goblins.
Bunty stood in a corner and started panting loudly.
Kabil glared angrily at him and whispered, "You fat orc! Stop panting so loudly, or they'll find us."
Bunty replied in irritation, "What should I do! I am very tired. I can't control my breathing. But Master Erin ji, you are so powerful. Why don't you eliminate these zombies?"
Erin answered Bunty seriously, "I can't kill them. Yes, they've changed, but they haven't killed anyone. They're just killing others to make them like them. I'm sure of that. That there must be some way to fix them. I cannot kill them until it is proved that they cannot be saved."
Bunty, Kabil and Hina became silent. There was a silence of panic and fear in the atmosphere. Just then, suddenly there was a loud noise from the window of a house.
Cancer... The window shutter opened slowly.
All three's eyes widened with fear. Hina shrank closer to Erin out of fear.
There was no movement towards the window for some time. Finally, a tired and weak voice was heard from inside.
"Daughter, this is me...
For a moment a look of relief and surprise appeared on Hina's face. She whispered, "Daddy you're here, and you are absolutely fine!"
A weak, bent figure came out of the window. This was Hina's father—the head of the village.
Everyone went inside that house.
Erin stepped towards him and said respectfully, "So you are the leader of this village. Nice to meet you. But I don't have time right now. We have to stop all this as soon as possible."
The chief said tremblingly, "I don't understand what's happening here. It all started suddenly."
Erin interrupted him and said, "I have to get out of this village. I have to tell all those monsters about this danger."
"There are only skeletons who can stop this virus from spreading beyond the village," Erin said seriously.
Thank You.
Chapter 15 Ends.....