Chapter 20. Patriot (35)
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Camilla had worse RV helicopter piloting skills than the other two. Leticia had experience operating a drone tester, and Cassandra was skilled in operating precision surgical equipment, so she adapted quickly. Camilla was neither.
However, Camilla was the most focused of the three and had a strong competitive and fighting spirit. Above all, her long experience as a sniper gave her a unique understanding of the strength and impact of wind, the curvature of terrain, and her sense of balance.
So, Camilla moved the RV helicopter directly above Johan’s head, but operated it at an angle and trajectory so that he would never be detected.
“You look pretty happy so far!”
Even if you use the keyboard, mouse, and autopilot functions, it was difficult to operate more than 5 devices at the same time. But Camilla did it. It wasn’t just because she was highly skilled. It was thanks to her anger towards her lover.
“Have more fun!”
A loud siren sounded from the RV helicopter. People on earth heard the sound of the toy, but did not see it.
In addition, I did not see a small explosion occur in the can installed at the bottom of the fuselage. As for the explosion, it was about the size of a local stationery gun, but it was enough to spray a compressed can.
Pheromones were sprayed into the air.
Considering that it was sprayed in the air, the concentration was low. No matter how highly contagious the Cro virus is, it cannot use air as a medium. Although droplet infection is quite possible. So Cassandra did not necessarily increase the concentration in the spray.
Instead, density was increased by densely spraying in a relatively narrow area.
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“Where is the siren coming from?”
“It’s not a disaster warning siren! It’s smaller than that, but much closer! Where on earth… !”
People cried and ran wild in all directions. In the meantime, Elian tried to set up a defense line by pushing the people roughly. It was difficult. Because women had lost their senses and men were angry.
“If you make a man excited, take responsibility!”
“Hey, let’s do it like a man!”
“Hoot has no interest in you men! “He is someone who responds to women!”
“That’s it!”
Catherine jumped into the middle of the group, clutching her head. Everyone was shocked to see that she was holding her pistol in her hand and even had her finger on the trigger. Catherine jumped straight into Hut’s arms.
“It’s mine! It’s mine! No one can touch it! Don’t let anyone take it from you! This is the supervisor’s order! You guys go and stop the zombies! Hoot, come with me!”
But it was already too late. An unidentified siren sounded above their heads. Zombies flocked not only from inside the campus, but also beyond the collapsed wall.
– Weee! Emergency! Emergency! It’s an air raid, it’s an air raid! Citizens, please evacuate to a safe shelter immediately! It’s not training, it’s real life! Emergency, emergency!
To make matters worse, even the disaster warning siren, which had been quiet until now, went crazy. Eventually, Elian’s patrolmen looked up at the sky and began to howl. The air was slightly damp, and it was difficult to tell whether it was their own tears or something else.
“Defense! Build a circular defense line! They’re coming, the zombies are coming! Let’s get together and break through, get into the gym as quickly as possible… !”
“It’s late! Zombies are blocking the road! “We’re surrounded!”
“Now that it’s like this, I’m going to die after having a blast!”
“No.”
Catherine was pushed to her side. Hoot escaped from her embrace and walked forward. The appearance showed an inexplicable solemnity, composure, and dignity. A very different atmosphere than before. The excited men tried to take off their clothes.
“I can’t stand it!”
“Wait a minute, everyone.”
Hoot raised his palm. The men snorted fiercely. The women were busy keeping the men in check and watching the zombies move. The only one who was calm was Hoot.
“You can live.”
Everyone looked at him at the unexpected sound. Huth spoke politely again. His voice cracked slightly, perhaps because he was nervous, but his entire calendar was still good.
“I will lure those zombies. “So that you all can survive.”
“Hoot, no!”
“What are you saying!”
The man and woman shouted in one voice. But Huth was stubborn.
“No. You were originally one family. I was a foreigner. “I came here as a foreigner, and I plan to return as a foreigner.”
“It’s a lie!”
Catherine screamed hysterically.
“Don’t lie, you made me your family. All of us… No, you made all of us ‘women’ your family. “How can you abandon your family like this?”
“Are we not even allowed to join the family celebration? Why do you give blessings only to women and not to us?”
This time Ali shouted. Hoot responded to that question by putting his gun on the ground. He put his rifle, pistol, and even his hunting knife on the floor. All he took with him was an old worn-out bag.
“You don’t have to be together to be family, right?”
Elyan stood tall as if shocked by Huth’s point. He even stuttered a little.
“Well, then…” .”
“I am coming forward because you are family and because I wanted to become family. Although it was only a short time, I will never forget the time I spent with you until I die. I have always been lonely since I came to this country. Thanks to you all, I was able to forget about that.”
The women burst into tears. The men tried to step forward as if they wanted to hug her right away. But Hoot shook his head at all that. Now the zombies have penetrated into the first floor lobby. There wasn’t much time.
“I wanted to give back to you all the love I received. But it seems like my existence has only brought you division and pain. So, I’m going to go back to my place. “I want to see you all united again.”
“I can bear it! As for the level of s*xual desire… !”
“Yes, that’s right! Don’t leave, don’t say you’re leaving! There are so many things I still want to do! If you go away like that, we… We are!”
Hoot hugged him and each of them tightly. Sometimes there were people who broke down in his arms, but Huth helped them get back on their feet and wiped away their tears.
“Please remember me in love. That’s enough. “Just as the family you lost lives on in your memory.”
I ended up hugging the last person. The man and woman sobbed.
“Hoot, where are you going… ?”
“I am going to open the road. And.”
The zombies who came up the stairs pushed the barricade with force. It was a flimsy obstacle made up of desks and furniture. The man in front of him smiled softly.
“My real name is…” !”
The man’s last words were drowned out by the sound of the barricade collapsing. The men quickly took up shooting positions, and so did the women. However, Elian and Catherine jumped in front of everyone.
“Wait, wait!”
Something was strange. No more zombies came. As if a rough waterway had been blocked by a rock, they were embarrassed, dumbfounded, and even stood in a daze.
Crrr.
Crrr.
I heard a creepy sound. It was the sound of chains. The dragging chains were scratching furiously on the cement floor. The survivors crept towards the stairs.
Hoot stood still among the zombies. It wasn’t bitten or scratched. The zombies were just looking at him blankly, and so was Hoot.
A zombie with chains wrapped around its arms approached them.
It was bigger and taller than other zombies. She was wearing a worn-out national military police uniform and had many wounds on her body. She even had a lot of scars. What that meant, Elian’s scouts knew.
He was a strong guy. A zombie who survived and fought again until his body was engraved with countless scars.
“Keuuung!”
It roared fiercely at Huth. Huth carefully took off his outer clothes. He handed over the sweat-soaked clothes to the guy. The gendarmerie zombie sniffed cautiously, tilted his head and took a step back.
“… Hut. What are you… ?”
A groan was heard among those watching. Elian and Catherine were confused, but could not move further due to the commands of the person who was their lover and idol. Part of me wanted to take off all my clothes and give everything to him.
“Ah.”
Hoot was looking up from below. His eyes were clear and his mouth was full of a smile.
“Love everyone else, just as I have loved you.”
Hoot took a step forward. Surprisingly, the zombies moved next to them. The guys who had been following me like crazy up until now quietly walked out the front door.
There was a bunch of zombies outside too. Some tilted their heads at the sight of Hoot, others bared their teeth, and some walked with them.
Then there were many more things that were not like that.
The zombies were divided into two groups. One side quietly surrounded Hut, and the other side surrounded them. Harsh shouts were exchanged between the two groups. A dispute that resembled a tap on the shoulder became a collar grab, an assault like biting one’s ear with one’s teeth, and soon turned into barbarism and slaughter, such as eating the opponent alive.
Outside forces were more numerous. But it was Hoot who won.
“The road… “It’s open.”
Someone stammered. Indeed, Huth was ‘opening’ the way. Ali couldn’t stand it anymore and ran down the stairs.
“Hoot! I want you… !”
“Crrr!”
The zombies behind Hoot all attacked Ali. Ali’s body stiffened from that force. A black shadow enveloped him and dragged him back into the building. It was my childhood friend Maya.
“I lost Hut….”
Ali cried. Maya’s heart also felt like it was being torn apart. So Maya shouted.
“Hoot! You must come back! “If not today, maybe tomorrow!”
At the same time, two childhood friends who suffered a heartbreak that was not a broken heart held each other and cried. The two people who once competed for one person have now become one again in the face of emptiness. And it wasn’t just their experience.
“I have to get away.”
Catherine stood up, biting her lip. Elian also agreed with the supervisor’s words.
“He said. I will open the way. We must survive. You must not die here. That person’s love, hoot… We must spread the truth of love that you spoke of. We must spread miracles. Look. The one who stands upright in the midst of death! Rather, the one who leads death… !”
Hoot was walking calmly in the middle of the zombies. Wherever he went, a path was opened. Some zombies tried to eat him, while others tried to protect him. Some people just walked quietly at a distance.
A human being was walking among monsters. A miracle was being shown for the people who were said to be family.
Catherine and Elian’s scouts left the building. The streets are already empty. The zombies that had been trying to eat them just a moment ago ignored them.
After running, running, running for a while, they arrived at the Humvee defense line. Even there, the zombies had been completely emptied. Hoot really paved the way. The Humvee was in fairly good condition, so it started without difficulty.
The roads were still full of corpses. But as time had passed, they had become corrupted. It was an obstacle that could be easily overcome due to the weight of the Humvee.
It was a lonely retreat of death and corruption, the exact opposite of the path of love.
“Who are you?” ?”
Someone sobbed.
“Who are you to make people fall in love and lead even zombies? Director. What are we seeing? What are we… “What did you do?”
But even though she was Catherine, she didn’t have anything to say in response. Is it because the effect of the pheromone has faded? Or maybe it was because what I had seen so far was so shocking.
“What on earth happened?”
Twenty people fell in love with a wandering man they met by chance. The wandering man had romantic relationships with all the women except men, and eventually he threw himself among the zombies for the people he loved and gave affection to.
And he led the zombies and opened the way.
That was the truth.
It was undeniable.
There was only one thing that could be explained.
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“It is salvation.”
“… Yes?”
“The Goddess of Hunger has granted us salvation. You all saw it. A missionary of love. A man who encompasses both zombies and humans. “How can you do that unless you are the savior or the one who has received revelation?”
Joy filled Catherine’s heart. Ah, it was. She fell into the arms of a savior sent by the Goddess, and she shared her love with him. Faith. If there is a God, why did he give me this pain? God, whom I sometimes doubted and worried about, taught me the answer: love.
And the agent gave me a very secret name.
“John.”
Beyond the crushed corpses, towards the living love, Catherine shed a single tear.