System, are you messing with me?

Ark 3 - humanities hope

Shu Ning lay exhausted on the dirty ground trying to catch his breath. Infront of him stood Zhao Yang looking down on his resting form. A hand stretched out to help the younger climb onto his feet but he stubbornly ignored it as his body ached from the exertion.

Three months had passed already since the two of them left the chief's office and decided to use the training grounds together. Three months of hellish practice and a destroyed trainig ground. Trees were uprooted all around them, electricity was zapping about on the terrain and over the remains of the fence and here and there crater were littering the earth. The other visitors of this field have long stopped comming as it was too dangerous for them to get caught in the middle. This was learned the hard way when for a time the medical staff were overwhelmed with a constant stream of injured power users.

"Mister Zhao, Mister Shi. The chief has asked me to relay a message."

A young man with rosy cheeks and a disheveled appearance walked through the askew gate in their direction. Not yet running but still with hurried steps. In his haste the boy tripped over some cobbles laying in his path and fell flat onto his face with a loud yelp. There he stayed stunned for a while before coughing embarassedly and clambering up again.

"You alright?"

Shu Ning had sat up when the new arrival announced their presence and was now watching the other brush off non existent dust from his clothes in amusement. The boy looked pretty young, maybe only fifteen or sixteen and there was no sign of the harsh world taking it's toll on his mentality. So either he was emotionally very strong or he had some very caring friends or family.

"I'm fine. My appologies. I am here with a message from the chief."

"Allright. Then sit down and speak."

The youth gratefully took the spot opposit of Shu Ning on the ground and Zhao Yang gracefully sat down where he stood as well. Immediately the other started to talk a mile a minute until it got difficult to follow his words.

"So you see. Just now I was with the chief. Inside oc his office. And then there were some people storming that place, practically tripping over eachother and all talking at the same time. There was complete chaos. But then the chief silenced them and we could finally understand what was going on. It seems that the ability users, those people that barged in, actually saw a horde of zombies gathering their forces. They said that this happened in more then one location. And.... Now that is the crux of the matter.... These zombies are moving closer and closer towards B-City."

At this point the young man took a break from talking to take in some well needed air before continuing. Shu Ning used this time to send Zhao Yang an alarmed look in response of the information they received and saw the other already looking at him grimly. He understood as soon as their eyes locked that the other male would do everything in his power to protect the people and was silently asking if he would do the same. 

"The chief has the Base on high alert now and the ability users with sensory ability were already send out to keep watch for the zombies. He also asked me to come get you two because he expects you to fight in the first line of our defense. So you need to prepare yourself."

"What else has been done so far?"

Zhao Yang was already getting up from his sitting position, walking off towards his father's office and expecting the other two to follow behind. The boy speedily jumped up and ran after the man's retreating back while wildly gesturing with his hands. Shu Ning followed in a slower pace behind whilst being deep in thought. Almost missing the next few words of the youth.

"- Mister Xu. Xu Dan. He volunteered to treat the injured and supply water for everyone. He is the best medical person we have at the moment. He is even capable of destroying the zombie virus inside of a humans body as long as it hasn't progressed too far yet. With him in this Base we are undefeatable."