Chapter 3 AFTER 1.2

The deranged people scream, and their green saliva burst through their mouths," Run, Nate!" Edward shouts as he pulls his Glock and shoots two of the deranged people. Edward knew that his bullets are numbered he saved some bullets and runs along with his son as the deranged people sprinted like unusual movement their heads are looking up, and their hands sway abnormally.

Edward pushes some civilians out of his way while he darted his eyes at Nathan," Nate!" he shouts as he pushes someone. The two of them reunite and notice that the deranged people are getting larger as they bite people and eat them at the same time the two of them run through the narrow alleys.

Both of them continue their running until they quite somehow lost the deranged people, "Overhear son!" His father opens the door and enters, so he followed him, but Nathan doesn't know why they enter, so he asks while catching his breath "What next?"

"What next is... Stay by my side,"

Nathan follows his father, silently at the stairs, "Edward is that you?" An unknown voice of a man called his father.

Edward looks at the staircase and sees a man whose belly is bloated and wears a sleeveless t-shirt that has beer stains, and he's holding a gun aiming at them "Whoa! Put that gun down James we aren't them okay?"

"So much for a fucking reunion," said James with a smirk on his face, James, is homely, even obese, he still has his neck, his face is round, and his eyes are small pitch-black his lips are round, and has a facial hair of mutton chops, his chest hair is visible and broad yet his hair is nearly fading as the top is shaved completely, and the only hair is on the side.

"Yeah, I never thought some High school reunion on the end of the world," said Edward with a smirk on his face.

"This is like in the television you know running dead?" He said while lowering the gun down.

Edward ignores his comment and asks him, "Is this apartment safe?"

"Yeah, no zombie or anything, but people here won't give you anything even me," James, nods at Edward with a glare.

"Don't worry, we are just here to lie low for a while, there is chaos outside," Edward looks at him with a weighty face.

"Where are you going in the middle of this?" asks James bluntly.

"To the police department, my wife is there" Edward glances at Nathan with a worried look.

James opens his door and looks at them with a grave face, and glances at Edward one of his hands are bleeding severely even the bandage is well dressed," Come on, if you weren't my high school classmate I won't give you a favor,"

The people Edward is suddenly shocked at what he asked because he knows what James's capabilities are. Edward looks hesitant but with their situation, they needed some great aid, "Sure," Edward enters the door but immediately he pinned Edward to it," If something happens to my boy. I'll send you to hell like most of I killed today,"

James smirks as he darts his eyes at Edward," Yeah, on second thought. I might come to you in the police station,"

Edward pushes his hand to the door making James choke," Why?" he asks bluntly.

James grabs Edward's hands and takes some air," I don't want to fucking die in this apartment," Edward removes his hand, and James coughs as he takes some breath.

The three entered James's apartment. The apartment is dirty, and the most noticeably, the smell of feet reeks the couch is old and rigged, but Nathan sits with a frozen gaze, while Edward crouch in front of him and looks at him with a grave face as he grabs Nathan arms tightly, "Son it's okay to be scared, but to survive what's happening right now is to quell and be brave... things are dangerous now, and the only thing I can only trust my back is you and your mother okay?"

Nate didn't answer as he was overwhelmed by his father's words, so he just nods and made a brave face to reassure his father. The two of them exited the apartment as they can't handle the smell and waited on James outside, but suddenly a deranged woman lunges at Edward. Nathan calls it out as he shouts with fear," Dad, look out!" he points at the deranged woman.

Edward immediately looks behind him and sees a woman going to bite his head, but he somehow dodges it, but they fall on the stairs. Nathan immediately runs towards Edward, while Edward is tackled by the deranged woman. Nathan grabbed the baseball bat, but he froze as she was going to kill someone

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Edward kicks the deranged woman away, and slam on the wall, instead of going after Edward again, he darts her eyes at Nathan, growling while green saliva is dripping on her mouth, but Edward grabs the woman on the hair and smacks her on the wall until her head breaks to brittle bones. Edward glances at Nathan with bloody hands and face," You alright. I'm sorry you had to see that, it's us or them," Nathan nods repeatedly as he was frozen. Edward hugs Nathan tightly," It's alright," he said softly to Nathan's ears.

Then suddenly James came down the stairs with his bags while having an innocent face "You said it was clear?!" Edward let go of Nathan and made threatening stare at him.

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What do yo-" He was going to ask, but he suddenly saw a dead body smash into pieces "I-it was safe when you were not here?" he said as he tries to reason with Edward and Nathan.

He ignores him, but he is pissed "Let's go we rested enough"

Both of them left through the back door of the apartment. They travel on foot, and they didn't expect that it was incredibly difficult to walk a long distance. There are always deranged people at any corner, so they use alleyways and small buildings to hide until they get into the Police Department. Once they are close enough, they hide on a small market while they're scouting on the Police Department.

The Police Department is barricaded with police cars and wooden planks, and Edward quickly notices Helen with her fellow police officer defending the Department. Edward notices that there is a horde of deranged people are coming.

Edward stands up, but he felt severe pain in his arm, the blood drips rapidly, but grasps tightly and looks at Nathan," Come on," he said as they walked down the street towards the Police station.

Helen looks at the distance aiming his pistol at the three people. Helen's heart dropped as she noticed it was his husband and his son," Edward!" she shouts.

Helen quickly notices the wound on his arm, but as Edward and Nathan confront Helen they embrace each other. Helen kisses both of their foreheads," Oh my god I'm just going to go after you guys," she said as her tears drop.

James looks from afar as he looks at the horde of deranged people running towards them," Hey, Edward, let's skip the pleasantry because I just shit my fucking pants,"

"Captain, there's more coming!" the cop shouts as he glances at the horde.

James Helen and Nathan glance at the terrifying horde that makes any world tremble as they glower, and their eyes are monstrous darted at them. They stand on burnt cars and pose oddly, their head tilted left to right, and they grind their dirty teeth, their screech loudly that makes their spine shivers and their ears irritated.