Then Alaric turned to his father and said,
"Dad, this place isn't safe anymore. We need to take what we need and get out of here."
His father nodded firmly. "Let's grab food that will last and anything we can use as weapons, then leave," he replied. He quickly packed whatever supplies they could find into bags, and after gathering enough, they stepped out of the house.
The street outside was a nightmare—blood splattered across the pavement, lifeless bodies lying everywhere, and scattered groups of zombies still roaming about. Alaric ordered the zombie he already controlled to walk ahead, leading the way. As they moved cautiously, Alaric spotted someone familiar on the right side of the street—his childhood friend Mason.
Mason was swinging a baseball bat with all his strength, smashing the skull of one zombie while fending off another. After finally putting both creatures down, Mason noticed Alaric and rushed over, breathing heavily.
"Alaric! We need to get out of here now—the whole town is in chaos!" Mason shouted.
Alaric's eyes scanned the street before replying. "Then we head for the forest. There should be fewer zombies there."
He glanced at his father. Their eyes met, and his father gave a firm nod. "Alright. To the forest it is," he said, immediately taking the lead.
The group began moving in formation: the controlled zombie at the front, followed by Alaric, his family, and Mason. They had barely walked twenty meters when three zombies on the opposite side of the road noticed them and started charging forward.
A blue screen suddenly flashed in front of Alaric's eyes:
[Zombie Control available (in use: 1)
(limit: 2)]
(Yes / No)
Without hesitation, Alaric chose Yes. One of the three charging zombies froze, its eyes turning blank under his command. Alaric quickly shouted, "Attack!"
His two controlled zombies lunged at the remaining two. They tackled them to the ground and smashed their skulls into pieces with brutal, bone-crushing blows.
Mason stared wide-eyed at the scene, gripping his bat tighter. "Alaric… you can control zombies?" he asked, disbelief in his voice.
Alaric looked back at him with a faint, confident smile. "Yes. This is my ability."
That's when Alaric received two system messages
(Your zombie killed a zombie +5xp)
(Your zombie killed a zombie +5xp)
After reading Alaric system messages
With his undead guardians leading the way, Alaric guided the group onward, deeper toward the safety of the forest.
NOTE:Tomorrow I will write until chapter 10, then I will write as much as I can every day, but I will write at least 3 chapters a day