HYEORAEK

Part 45: Intense Training

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"Zombie is an undead creature with a reanimated human body, they spread their virus through their bites," A leader of the scientist group discussed on us and showed the faces of the zombies on his powerpoint at his right. "But this is not the usual zombies who eat flesh of the human. Their hungry of the human blood just like the vampire and surprisingly they're blind and only whiteness are visible on their eyes."

So, I am right.

"What?" I asked in a low tone when Drew secretly tap my shoulder.

"Anong sinasabi niya? Blind at zombie lang ang naintindihan ko eh," he explained and grimaced. "Sino ba ang bulag?" he whispered at my right. Lahat kaming nagvolunteer ay kasalukuyang nakaupo sa isang malawak na kwarto na may malaking tv sa harap at pinapakitaan ng mga bagay na kailangan naming malaman ukol sa kakalabanin namin sa labas.

"The Zombies. Puro puti lang ang nakikita nila," I explained to him while not taking off my eyes to the man on our front. Nakita ko ang pagtango ni Drew at mukhang hindi pa makapaniwala sa bagong kaalaman. Thea and Gwyn is sitting on his right while Ali seated on my left, we're on between of the evacuees. All of us are listening attentively.

"According to our research about this creature, we've find out that they're the type of Chemical Zombies out of those Biological, Supernatural, Technological, Constructed and Magic type of Zombies. Strange chemicals are discovered and are meant to bring back the dead to life. They are created by bad people to experiment with the effectiveness of the compound in question. Remember this everyone, Chemical Zombies depend on their actions towards yours, if you're aggressive then they're too and because they can't see anything they're using their sense of hearing, touch, smell and taste which is more dangerous about them."

Chemical zombies...

"As of now, that's the only information we can give you and rest assured that we will continue to examine closely and critically about this case and we'll give you heads out once we find out more insight about this virus. And hopefully, we can create atleast antidote against this virus as soon as possible. Good day everyone and goodluck to your mission," he smile a little before he left the room and let the General replace his position.

Tumikhim ang General at inilibot ang paningin sa aming lahat. "Bago ako magsimula ay magpapakilala muna ako sa inyo. I'm General Fernando Dela Rosa of the Armed Force of the Philippines and I'm the second General of the province of Legaspi. At itong misyon na ito ay hindi lang basta misyon, mapanganib ito at hindi ko kailangan ng mga volunteer na mas pipiliing magtago sa palda ng ina nila keysa ang lumaban," he introduced and look at the man on my left, mukhang pinaparinggan niya ito kaya nilingon ko ang katabi ko at nahuling inirapan lang ang Heneral.

"Kasalukuyang nakatrap ngayon ang higit tatlumpong medical workers kasama na ang mga scientist sa loob ng surgeon room sa Philippine General Hospital kung saan higit isang libo ang infected na nasa paligid ng lugar. Hindi lang pagrescue ang pupuntahin natin doon dahil may mga chemicals at iba pang kagamitan ang kailangan din nating kunin na kakailanganin ng mga siyentipiko sa paggawa ng lunas sa virus. Ang mapipiling mga volunteers ay mahahati sa dalawang grupo at bukas na bukas din ay mangyayari ang operasyon," he continued and give us the information. "So... handa na ba kayo sa training ninyo?" nakangisi nitong tanong na halos nagpasinghap sa mga kababaihang katabi ko.

"Ngayon na ang training?!" mahinang bulalas ni Thea at sinundan pa iyon ng pagmumura ni Gwyn. We're only five who's joining the mission since Jean informed us that she just wanted to be with her grandmother since the old lady will need her assistance. Habang nagtapos naman ang komosyon namin kanina sa pagsuko ni Papa at nagpasyang ako na lang ang ipapasama niya dahil ayaw na niyang ma-stress pa si Mama. He trust me on this while my mother knows I can handle this one.