UNDEAD ARISING

Chapter 7 - Chocolate Bar

"Chaeyoung!" Ryujin almost screamed her name as she ran the moment she saw the person she couldn't wait to see who's now entering the iron gate. However, Ryujin didn't hesitate to scowl at the tall man walking beside Chaeyoung, undermining his superiority even with just a scowl. 

Aris noticed her and did not miss that look on her face which had him surprised, looking sideways in confusion. 

Ryujin welcomed Chaeyoung back with the tightest embrace. However, a sudden horrid smell came between them as the shorter girl pushes her off gently only to scowl again on the smell lingering on other's clothes.  

"Ugh... what the fuck is that?" Ryunjin asked with a groan, looking at Chaeyoung's clothes— noticing black streaks of unknown liquid on it. When Jeaehyun followed, he immediately smelt a whiff of the rancid stench that almost made him barf. Good thing he didn't take another step and even stepped away. 

Seeing the reaction from these two offended Chaeyoung internally. "Wow... thanks for worrying... I just killed two rotters and I guess I made a mess of myself. Sorry for being careless." She nonchalantly stated while rolling her eyes at the same time. 

"Whoa! Two?" Jaehyun hooted, eyes widening and looking impressed at the same time but was still covering his nose. 

"Chaeyoung..." Aris called softly which she immediately turned her attention to, looking up at him.

"Why don't you clean yourself first then come to the general's office. I need you for the briefing." He continued which had Chaeyoung's jaw drop open. She didn't expect to face the general this early in her career. 

She quickly nodded before running off back to their dorms, leaving Aris with Jaehyun who was smiling at him while Ryujin looked at him with an unamused resting face. But both these two were standing stiffly upright, waiting for him to dismiss them as well. He's a colonel, after all. 

A sigh escaped Aris's lips as he is not one for too much courtesy especially when he's feeling tired. But the embroidered silver spread eagle on his chest requires those ranked lower than him to pay the courtesy he earned. 

"As you were." He muttered in which the two responded with a salute before walking towards the direction of the dorms.

The test has been postponed due to these unexpected events and all the applicants will be waiting for further announcements. 

Yoongi then spotted Aris walking towards the main post for the briefing, "Aris... you okay?" He asked to which the taller nodded in response. 

"Heard you killed a class 2 transfiguring to a class 3..." He added, now walking beside him.

"It's just an assumption... I wasn't able to recognize the face of that man if he was indeed one of ours but he was wearing our uniform. I can't risk everyone to hunt ghouls inside the forest when a class 3 could be lurking out there." He answered. 

"I see... well, we can now assume that a horde is near the forest. My men killed 5 rotters near the northeast tower."

"No class 2?" Aris asked, looking at Yoongi with brows all furrowed. 

"None..." Yoongi answered, shaking his head gently.

There was a silence between them before the shorter guy asks again, "You think those zombies are being controlled by a class 3? I mean, we killed a total of 7 rotters around the perimeter... it's as if they're just waiting there despite the offly loud noise from the flare. And have you seen a rotter completely pinned to where it stands despite the noise? Plus, there were a lot of us out there hunting for ghouls, why didn't a class 3 attack if it's just lurking out there?"