Free Web NovelChapter 58: Get Out From Here
Although he didn’t answer Theodore directly, Theodore could see that Victor and the others were starting to make room for us to get past the giant zombie. Although Theodore himself knew that it would still be difficult for him to ensure Christopher and the others passed safely.
Theodore stopped his steps and turned to look at Christopher and the young man whose name he didn’t know. He had to tell them what to do when they passed the giant zombie.
Earlier, Theodore had sensed the zombie’s quick reflexes and suspected that it would try to grab them as they passed by.
This time, Theodore wanted to ensure he was there to prevent the giant zombie from grabbing Christopher or the young man. The problem was that Theodore had no idea when the zombie would stretch its arms to catch them.
If Theodore was the first to pass, he was worried that the zombie would target the person at the back of the line, while if he was at the back, he was afraid that the zombie would grab whoever passed him first.
Theodore’s only option now was to use his Area of Protection skill. At least this skill would give him more time to react, judging from the actions that the giant zombie would take.
"All you need to do is run as hard as you can when passing next to the zombie, don’t look at the zombie and keep running forward. Leave the rest to me." Theodore looked at the two men one by one to make sure that they understood.
"Are you sure? That zombie looks scary!" The young man beside Christopher said palely that he hadn’t expected to encounter such a giant zombie.
"Just trust me. I’ll protect you no matter what happens," Theodore said seriously.
Christopher, who had been silent all this time, finally said, "Okay, I trust you with all this."
"We don’t have much time. Run as fast as you can when I say ’now’ understand?" Theodore returned to his feet, slowly approaching the giant zombie.
Christopher and the young man who followed behind said yes confidently, and this was the only way to save themselves.
When he was near the giant zombie, Theodore saw the gap that Victor and the others had painstakingly made. To allow them to pass through now, Theodore activated his Area of Protection skill. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
"Run towards the gap beside the zombie. Now!" Theodore immediately ordered the two people behind him to run through the gap.
Because the gap that was created could only let one person pass at a time, Theodore also told the two people to pass first while he followed behind them.
And just as Theodore had expected, the giant zombie noticed the three of them. In Theodore’s eyes, he saw the giant zombie’s slime-filled hand slowly pointing toward the three of them, or more precisely, toward the young man who ran ahead.
In Theodore’s vision, the movement looked slow, but in reality, the giant zombie moved his hand very quickly.
Theodore reacted immediately when he realized it, but because his position was quite far from the first row, his reaction was still too late. If Theodore hadn’t activated his Area of Protection, the young man’s life would have been over.
With the help of Area of Protection, Theodore had time to use his wind slash skill and knocked back the giant zombie’s colossal hand.
"Don’t stop running!" Theodore shouted, then started attacking the giant zombie to attract its attention.
It seemed like the zombie had also noticed Theodore’s attacks, so its focus, which had previously been on Victor and the others, had now fallen on Theodore. However, luckily, Christopher and the young man made it through the giant zombie safely.
"We’ve secured Doctor Christopher!" From a distance came Roderick’s voice.
After hearing that, Theodore was able to calm down. Now, his only task was to escape from his difficult situation this time. Theodore didn’t know what was happening around him because he was too focused on facing the giant zombie.
When Theodore finally realized Victor’s presence there, he realized it was because he heard Victor calling him from behind.
"Swap with me, and we’ll escape when I immobilize him!" Victor asked Theodore to step back and let him take over.
The exhausted Theodore could only nod, then calmly switched positions with Victor. However, Theodore remained as he helped Victor fend off the attacks that the zombies were launching at them.
Given that Victor was an awakened human, Theodore was sure he had a skill that he could use to help them escape the giant zombie’s pursuit.
"You back off. My power is too destructive. I don’t want to victimize you." Victor spoke calmly to Theodore; he needed to be calm to unleash his greatest power.
"Alright, I’ll leave it to you, Captain." Theodore slowly led himself away from Victor and the giant zombie.
From his previous life, Theodore knew how devastating Victor’s power was. Although he had never seen his power in person, he understood what Victor meant.
With that, Theodore quickly ran away from this long corridor, but he kept an eye on Victor from the end of the corridor, afraid that if his attack was unsuccessful, he would need his help.
However, Theodore’s worries were for naught. He had to take three steps back when a gust of wind from Victor’s attack hit him, who was already far behind.
It wasn’t long before Theodore heard Victor’s voice again nearby.
"Why are you still here? Run away!" Victor frowned when he found Theodore still there.
"Ah, yes, captain!" Theodore ran with Victor without thinking of returning to their troops.
Theodore also ran after Victor, and now they were heading to the first floor. He did not expect that in this short time, their troops had fled to the first floor. At this rate, it would be easy for them to leave the hospital because their job was done.
When they reached the first floor, Theodore saw that the others had gathered; it was just a matter of waiting for the two of them to return.
"You’re finally back, captain." The group leaders approached Victor after seeing him reach the first floor.
"You’ve all gathered. Then our work here is done. Let’s go back to the car, then!" Victor quickly ordered them to return to their military cars.
Theodore, who heard that, did not say anything and just followed their troops from behind. One thing Theodore realized was that the number of people in their troops had decreased a lot. There seemed to be many casualties in the other groups; only Theodore’s group had no casualties.
