MUTATION: THE FATE OF A SOLE SURVIVOR

Chapter 8: I'm a Survivor!

   The raging sounds of the dead were deafening as the creatures rushed towards. Their cries however lowered the more I remained calm. I could feel it, the cold stares of my fallen comrades and friends behind. I felt the gentle breeze blow pass me as they all place their hands on my back and shoulders.

"Forgive me", I said while preparing for the waves of the dead, "For giving up on myself, for almost letting all your sacrifices be in vain. I promise you this day, that I will never again think of giving up ever again, because true survivors never give up".

With my morale boosted, I fired a grenade into the incoming demons. It landed on a mine which was close to other mines and lighted up the ground beneath them. Multiple explosions echoed as the zombies were blown to bits, while much more manage to evade and continued moving forward.

I tapped on one of the buttons on my left arm and multiple guns popped out from various places and opened fire on the zombies. More weapons and traps were set off as I tapped on the buttons, killing scores of zombies in a frenzy. It was impossible to count how many died since most of them was blown up to pieces.

The difficulty came when a bullet came straight towards me and hit the device strapped on my left arm. I grunted and looked forward to seeing a Militant zombie afar off, armed with a pistol. It smirked and aimed for my head this time. I instinctively took cover while it wasted its bullets. It then gave a loud cry, encouraging its brethren to charge forward. They obeyed and increased their pace, closing the gap between me and them.

I loaded my grenade launcher and switched to the assault rifle. A Jack knife was armed in my left hand while the other held the rifle. The device on my left arm was damaged so there was nothing else to do but to fight them head-on. With a loud cry I rose up and engaged in the fight against the dead.

I showered my bullets on multiple of them as I ran. I dodged an attack from a zombie and knifed its throat. I ducked to avoid another attack and threw the zombie over my back. The knife found its way into another's skull while I opened fire at the former. I again opened fire at several others and advanced. I killed so many, spilling so much blood into the air in a frenzy. I ran out of ammo but didn't care. With my knife and fist, I broke skulls, dug out intestines and slit throats like a madman. While I engaged the Militant who had previously shot me, a Crusher suddenly emerged and rushed towards me at an alarming speed, pushing pass and overthrowing everything that stood in its way. Before it reached me, I stabbed the Militant multiple times on the stomach before driving the knife straight into its head, brought out my grenade launcher and shot a grenade straight into the monster's mouth. Its head was blown off to bits while its body lost its balance, tumbled over multiple times, and landed right in front of me.

It rained blood while everywhere was as silent as a graveyard. My head was slightly bent down as I stared at the headless Crusher. I later removed the knife from the Militant and looked to the direction from which the zombies had come from.

"Come out!", I yelled at the darkness in front of me, "I know you're there".

Heavy, loud, and crushing footsteps echoed as a large zombie walked towards me. It was a Metal zombie, a very big one at that. Lots of scares were visible all over its body, defining its experiences. It slowly increased its pace before breaking into a run. I opened fire with the grenade launcher multiple times at it, but it used its right hand to shield itself while pressing on towards me. It brought down its left hand to attack, but I dodged swiftly and rushed for its eyes with my knife. However, I was unaware of how fast it was to quickly use its right hand and grab me, stopping me midway from my assault. I felt myself being lifted up and getting smashed on the ground twice before getting thrown toward a school bus while bouncing off once on the ground. I was a bloody mess by the time I fell off the bus and landed on the ground.