Kenny and Maggie burst into the tower and slammed the door shut behind them. Leaning against it, they gasped for breath.
"What a mess!"
He ventured deeper into the tower.
He cautiously crossed the corner, his footsteps echoing in the vast room. He looked around.
Suddenly, he heard a faint rustling sound coming from the front.
Taking a deep breath, he stepped forward, knife in hand. As he moved toward the light, he saw a figure hunched over something on the floor. It was dead, its back to him, feeding on something.
Kenny's grip tightened on the knife handle. He hesitated a moment longer than necessary. The dead man sensed their presence and raised his head, blood trickling from his mouth. His eyes met Kenny's.
"Damn it!"
He lunged forward, the knife slashing the dead man's neck, but it barely slowed him down. He grabbed Kenny's arm, his teeth in front of his face.
He kicked and punched wildly. Maggie lunges forward, grabs a nearby pipe, and drops it on the zombie's skull.
Kenny seizes the opportunity, yanking off the dead's arm and plunging the knife deep into its eye. The zombie falls to the ground.
He pulls the knife out and wipes the blood with his jacket. He turns to Maggie.
"We need to be more careful ."
Kenny looks around the room, his eyes settling on a wooden staircase leading upstairs.
"We should check the upper floors,"
Maggie follows him up the stairs.
In one of the rooms, he discovers a stash of canned food and water. He quickly gathers what he can into his bag and hands some to Maggie.
Suddenly, there's the sound of footsteps from below, his hand gripping the knife handle. He signals to Maggie to hide behind some shelves while he heads towards the stairs.
The footsteps grow louder. His heart pounds, and he presses himself against the wall, trying to hear something.
Kenny waits until the sounds are closer before striking. As the first man turns the corner, he swings a heavy pipe with all his strength , knocking the man to the ground.
The second man reacts immediately, pulling out a gun and firing randomly.Kenny dodges just in time as the bullet whizzes past his ear and lodges in the wall behind him.
Kenny lunges from behind the crates. He surprises the man and kicks him hard in the stomach. The man doubles over in pain.
Without hesitation, Kenny grabs a nearby chair and, with all his strength, strikes the man on the head.
He collapses to the ground, unconscious. Kenny stands over him, panting heavily.
He kicks the gun away from the man's hand.
Maggie emerges from her hiding place, goes to the side of the first man Kenny knocked down, and presses her fingers against his neck.
"He's alive, just unconscious."
"Good, we'll restrain them and interrogate them later."
Kenny turns his attention to the second man, checking his pulse as well. He begins searching their pockets for anything useful.
After the prisoners were tied up.
Kenny pulls out one of the food crates, opens it to reveal cans of food.
He throws one to Maggie.
As they sit on the ground, leaning against the wall, Kenny opens the can and begins eating with his fingers.
He finishes his meal and stands up, walks over to the two men, and sits down beside them.
"Wake up."
The man groans and stirs, blinking slowly at Kenny.
"What... what do you want?"
"What are you doing here?"
"It's... it's a hideout, a place where we store supplies and provisions. Food, water, and medicine are hard to come by."
"we? How many of you are there?"
"Six. We've been stuck together for months, trying to survive."
"Where are you hiding?"
"It's an old warehouse on the outskirts of town, near the abandoned factory district."
"Okay, you'll take us there then."
"ye...Yeah ,sure! ."
Kenny stands and begins to untie the man, watching him carefully.
"lead the way , remember anything strange, and your little friend dies."