Divulge

Chapter 18: Outbreak

It had started to rain. The outbreak had already spread through the whole city within the past hour. That is how fast it spreads. He had no hope that anywhere in the world was safe anymore. He could barely see anything. He could barely stand up because of his injuries and now the rain is being an obstacle too.

He had one hand pressed against his ribs. He was panting hard and kicking his feet back, running as fast as he could from the horde of Tangoes which were after him. It seemed like once a Tango sets its eyes on a person, they don't waver easily. Even though there were dozens of people running around, the few ones after him kept coming after him, and him only. He was tripping and panting. The pain was stinging from inside but he had to keep going, he cannot stop, he can't leave Kyoko behind and just die... but he was fading. His vision and legs were giving in and the sounds of crashes and screams, gunshots and explosions were being muffled and the only thing he could hear loudly was the sound of his own panting and the rain.

He was slowing down. He was already at the limit of his stamina and finally tripped and fell down. He tried to crawl further but he turned around to see the Tangoes closing in, and he froze.
"Take him!" yelled a muffled voice and someone moved in front of him. He saw one by one, the Tangoes falling onto the ground then a pair of hands grabbed him and he started being pulled. He saw the Tango killer run back towards him but then he lost consciousness.

"Damn it!" Jae-Sun cursed off while bashing a Tango's head in with his crowbar. He looked up as it fell on the ground. "Keep moving!"

Adrian yelled and fell on his back. A Tango like usual, jumped on top of him and he started screaming, attracting more of them as he held the jaw-snapping Tango back. "Help! Please!" he kept yelling until Humiya jabbed her knife into the back of its skull. Adrian laid on the ground and panted in the rain.
"Get up. We have to go!" Humiya said, rather kindly looking around at more people trying to fight off Tangoes all around and other free ones walking and running toward them.
Adrian didn't bother getting up and just mumbled something tiredly.

"Get the hell up if you want to live!" Jae-Sun yelled, looking back at him, crowbar held in front as the mass of dead people approached them.

"I say we—ugh—leave him here!" yelled Aimi, jabbing her knife into a Tango's forehead as it approached.

"We can't—Gah—We can't just leave him to die!" Said Jae-Sun swinging him crowbar onto one of the dead's skull.

"Humiya, you try to pick him up, we got your back." Katsumi told as she swiftly slid her blade through the skulls of a few Tangoes at the same time.

As the three of them held back the Tangoes, Humiya tried hauling up the very big and very heavy Adrian onto his feet. It was more difficult than killing a jaw-snapping Tango. He wasn't even trying to get up. He just kept mumbling to himself in a state of subconsciousness.

"Please get up!" Humiya started begging as she heard Jae-Sun say, "We have to go! We're all surrounded!"

"Please get up!" She kept begging and now tearing up, looking around. The whole street was surrounded with dozens of groaning Tangoes. More of them already being pushed back by the still-alive citizens.

"Quick!! Get in here!!" yelled an old man from the other side of the street. He was holding the door of a Café open for the living to pass through.

"We've to go there now!" Katsumi told.

"Yeah! I get that!" Jae-Sun answered, glancing back at Humiya but unable to help her because of the Tangoes.

"Alright, come on!" a man ran over to them from a nearby group and grabbed Adrian by the arm, pulled it over his shoulder and started pulling him onto his feet. "You take his other side, dear." Said the man kindly, smiling at Humiya and she quickly took on his request and together hauled Adrian back to his feet.
"Clear a path to the café! We got this guy! Girl with the kitchen knife watch our backs!" the man ordered.