Free Web NovelChapter 171: The Arrows
Throughout the night, Theodore and the others monitored the situation out there, and as the system said before, the zombies did not move at all.
The zombies only traveled around the area and showed no signs of spreading to other places. Theodore and the others finally agreed to leave their hiding place when morning came. freewebnøvel.com
They only had 3 hours before leaving this place, so they used that time to make plans and practice the crossbows Theodore had given them earlier.
"Should we make an escape route?" Madeline thought it would be easy for them to escape from the streets crowded with zombies.
"It will still be difficult even if we make a specific route. I’m sure all the streets in this city are already infested with zombies, so it’ll be the same no matter which way you go," Theodore replied seriously.
"Then it will be hard for our cars to survive," Cassian said, thinking about their cars’ fate, which was not the type to withstand zombie attacks.
"I have a solution to that problem, so take it easy. Now we better decide who will be in charge of attacking the zombies and protecting the cars on our way," Theodore said later.
Several people began to stare at each other when they heard Theodore’s words; considering there were too many zombies on the streets, it would be dangerous for them to take on this attacking role.
No one volunteered to take on this role, and Theodore understood that because he didn’t want to do it.
"I recommend that only people good at driving drive the car. The problem is that our journey will be very strenuous," Theodore continued.
"I’d rather just use a crossbow then. I can drive but not very well," Chelsea sighed.
"There’s no way I can be a driver right now, so I’ll take the crossbow, too, "Neville said, knowing she would use the crossbow.
Neville also realized it when Theodore specifically gave him the crossbow earlier. So, Neville resigned himself and strengthened his resolve to fight the zombies roaming the streets later.
"I’ll discuss this with my men. But no matter what, we only have five people. Can you send one to us?" Madeline wasn’t confident they could defend the truck with just her men.
Theodore turned to Cassian, remembering that he would drive the car, and Chelsea and Neville would be the attackers, so Cassian would also be the attacker.
But there would be too many people in Theodore’s car then. Since Madeline was short of people, Theodore considered sending Cassian to help them.
"Do you not mind helping them, Cassian?" Theodore calmly turned to Cassian.
"No problem anyway; I really want to use this crossbow to kill those zombies," Cassian replied enthusiastically; he couldn’t wait to use the crossbow later.
"Then this problem is over. Then I want to show you something." Theodore got up and invited everyone to the basement, where their cars were.
Although most of them were confused about what Theodore would do in the basement, they followed him from behind.
They were still not used to the stench of the zombies’ corpses. Even Madeline’s face became very ugly when she entered the basement.
"What do you want to do here?" Madeline, sounding annoyed, immediately asked why Theodore had brought them there.
Theodore then showed the magic scroll he had bought from the system store. Since there was still time before they left, Theodore could not use it.
"This magic scroll can protect our car from zombie attacks. It has a time limit, so I can’t use it now," Theodore explained about the magic scroll in his hand.
"Huh?! Where did you get such a magical item?!" Madeline couldn’t keep quiet now; she couldn’t figure out where Theodore had gotten such a magical item.
Although not as frontal as Madeline, the others wondered how Theodore could obtain such a magic item.
"It would be difficult for me to explain, so you shouldn’t know where I got it from," Theodore replied while slightly pulling the corners of his lips, but the look in his eyes looked at everyone there sharply.
Theodore knew he would be suspected of this, but he had no choice. They needed to use this magic scroll, and Theodore chose to threaten the others so they would not ask any further questions.
"Damn it! Have it your way." Madeline only kept her suspicions in her heart for now. She would make sure to find out more about the mysterious power behind Theodore.
"I’ll share it with you since I only have 12 magic scrolls, so I’ll give you 8 pieces. Each car gets 4. The effect of the magic scroll only lasts for 4 hours, so every 4 hours, you have to renew it." Theodore explained the use of the magic scroll.
Theodore also gave Madeline 8 magic scrolls, which she would distribute to her men. After the distribution of the magic scrolls was completed, Theodore took out 4 kinds of arrows that he had also bought from the system shop. ƒreewebɳovel.com
"I also have special arrows. There are 4 kinds: ordinary arrows, spreading arrows, ice magic arrows, and fire magic arrows." Theodore then took out one of each of the 4 kinds of arrows.
"Honestly, I’m no longer surprised by what you have," Chelsea said grimly as she saw Theodore pull another magic arrow.
"I hope you guys won’t question it either. Since they are limited in number, I hope you can use them only at certain times," Theodore said then.
Theodore only had 100 pieces of each of the 4 kinds of arrows. He also gave Madeline 60 pieces each to share with his men while keeping the rest for his group’s use.
"After you brought out these magical items, I somehow thought fighting the zombies wouldn’t be too difficult," Cassian said, sparkling at the magical arrows.
"It’s just extra preparation. We don’t know how the zombies out there will react." Theodore shrugged his shoulders indifferently.
"Now we need to prepare ourselves. It’s time for us to leave this place." Madeline immediately instructed the others to prepare because it was time for them to leave.
Theodore and the others agreed and immediately hurried to prepare their departure from that place.
