A Way We Fight (Book 2 Of The A Way To Win Series)

Chapter 41: Don't Lose Hope Even if it Loses You

Jisu saw part of the building go into itself and saw a horde building up at the bottom. She grabbed her sleeve and pulled at it. The group was together and they were making their way South, away from the building, following what Tyr said. "Jisu, don't feel scared. It's gonna take over if you let it." Mari pat her shoulder.
"It's really showing, huh?" Jisu smiled slightly.
"Yeah. But you're not the only one, we're all scared." Mari replied.
"Thanks...you think we're safe once we get to that town?" Jisu asked.
"It's not far now...so yeah." Mari guessed.
Jisu nodded and looked at Diana who smiled at her. Liz was keeping some distance from everyone and even looked somewhat pale.
"Liz, sweetie?..." Jisu gently spoke.
"Y-yeah?" Liz replied.
"Are you alright?" Jisu reached out a hand but she backed away.
"I...one of those things...b-bit me. I don't want to hurt you." Liz explained.
"Oh fuck..." Jisu heard Mari say to herself.
"C-can I see where?" Jisu asked.
Liz rose her sleeve to show a bite mark on her shoulder that was a deep red color, darker than normal blood.
"O-ok...let me talk to the group for a minute. Got it?" Jisu asked, trying to keep the terror in her body from rising.
"We can't cut her arm off, it's pretty much impossible at this point. She's also pale, there's no doubt that the virus is going through her body." Jisu said.
"We have...to kill her...its bad. I hate that we have to do it but if we don't it's going to turn to one of those zombie films where one person kills 5 others." Mari said.
"How's Tyr going to react?" Diana asked.

"We can't worry about that now." Lilly snapped.
"I'll explain what happened." Jisu said, "but we should at least tell her before we lodge something through her brain."
Jisu looked at Liz for a moment trying to speak but no words came out.
"Liz... you're...infected with the zombie virus. We have to...-" Mari stopped suddenly.
"K-kill me? I mean...I don't want to die but I don't want to become one of those things that keep trying to kill people." Liz said.
"We know..." Mari said.
"O-ok...go ahead and do it... I won't cry. Just tell Tyr that I said I loved him and will miss him." Liz replied.
"A-alright..."

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Tyr kicked a zombie off the floor and made a run for a window. He jumped without thinking luckily catching the ledge to a parking garage. It had already begun to rain again and it didn't help Tyr keep a grip and he fell. He landed in a bush and pulled himself out only to fall with a splat into mud. He took small breaths as pained flowed everywhere through his body. He used his katana to stand and limped toward the parking garage to head south. Multiple zombies looked at him as he climbed over the wall and one lumbered toward him aggressively. He stabbed it's throat and slashed from there and it dropped. The other zombies began to try and attack only to have the same thing happen to them.
He limped out the other side and listened to the rain as it grew in sound until footsteps grow in sound. He slashed behind him and saw a woman above him in mid air before she kneed him in the cheek. He stumbled after getting hit and the woman grabbed him and hit the back of his knee, slamming her fist into his head.
"Can't believe you were the one I was supposed to take back. Haven't even landed a single hit on me..." The woman muttered.
Tyr stood and wobbled for a moment, "Who're you?"
"My name is of no concern to you. I was only sent to get you to return you to David. He would like to ask you a question." She snapped.
"David? That dude from that...base? If that's true then why are you here trying to kill me?" Tyr asked.
"He would rather have you sent there unconscious but that'll take a bit of work."

"At least let my group come. I had someone with me the last time I was there." Tyr said.
"I will if you don't pass out before then. If you successfully make me fall then you win. But be warned, I'm harder to defeat than you believe." The woman stated.
Tyr resheated his katana and tossed it down before going toward the woman.
"Interesting. Your eyes are a different color now." The woman said, interested.
Tyr threw a punch that was blocked but kneed her gut before she doubled over but slammed the back of her foot into Tyr's neck.
He let out a noise and backed away.
"Interesting. Normally someone who got hit there would pass out." The woman studied.
Within a couple of seconds, Tyr was behind her and grabbed both of her legs, causing her to fall. She landed on her hands and sprung up, spinning and punching his gut. Tyr didn't seem too fazed and picked her up, slamming her into the ground. She hit it hard and clapped.
"Get to shelter and be safe, I'll get my group ready and we'll back in a bit." Tyr yelled as he picked his weapon up and ran South.
"You should be careful...zombies are everywhere." The woman whispered before wall jumping and going to the parking garage second level.