NABC Chapter 31: 31. Problem
Chapter 31: 31. Problem
Chapter 31: 31. Problem
Colonel Chapman was in his living room, with his chin on both of his hands which were locked. He had a worried expression on his face as the entire camp heard that laid roar coming from the forest.
The door opened and he looked up to see Dexter and Leo with tired expressions. Leo sat on the chair and Dexter walked to a corner where he saw bottles of water and he took two for himself and Leo.
After giving Leo the water he slumped on the chair before drinking the entire bottle to cool down before he delivers the news.
Chapman was just looking at them with anticipation, deeply wishing that the news would not be too bad.
Seeing how stressed the two men in front of him were, he was anxious and he already began to sweat.
As Dexter and Leo were calming down about the situation, the door suddenly opened and Rina, Zain, and Beatrice entered into the room.
They first spotted Leo who had an uneasy expression and Dexter who had his eyes closed.
"Is it that bad?" Chapman said and the two guys in front of him sat up.
They noticed the others who stood around the chair and Leo sighed.
"That sound before. Was it a titan?" Chapman asked and Dexter nodded.
"We should try to go around the forest. I don't recommend going through it." Leo said and Chap man furrowed his brows.
"W–what did you guys see?" Rina asked nervously.
"A titan. It was a huge gorilla. It was very strong and the animals it fought were no match for it. Only the leader of a mutated wolf pack could injure it." Leo explained.
"It's almost twenty metres tall. Plus, it didn't show any special abilities when fighting smaller creatures." Dexter continued.
After telling Chapman and the others all about the ape, they were all terrified.
A creature that was even taller than the trees and shifted them with one hand to pass through the forest. How strong would it really be?
"And the one we heard were probably a dozen of them?" The colonel asked to confirm and Dexter and Leo nodded.
"There's still hope." Zain said fiercely. "As long as the creatures don't attack, we can grow stronger."
"He's right. As long as we remain here in the camp, we'll be safe until we can cross the forest." Chapman paused to take out a cigarette and lighted it by touching the tip. "Passing around it would be suicide as there is a stream of water beside the forest."
Dexter looked around to see whether he was the only one who didn't understand and after seeing everyone's confused faces, except for Beatrice though, he relaxed.
"He seems to like you a lot. I think you should give him a chance." Dexter said while nodding but Rina was just confused.
"No. He doesn't." She smiled bitterly.
"Actually, he does. He's just not letting it show." Both of them turned to see Leo and Zain in the distance, walking alongside each other while talking.
"How do you know that?" She asked as she kept looking at Leo.
"We had a bonding session in the forest." Dexter revealed with a smile and Rina smiled at his remark.
So after that Dexter went to a small section where people eat and decided to eat early. However, a certain conversation piqued his interest.
"The missing people? Really?"
"Yeah, in total three people are now missing from the camp."
"I heard of that. Both of them went out of the camp, never to be seen again."
"What do you think?"
"For it to happen two times in a row, it's definitely not just a coincidence."
While Dexter listened to the situation he already finished his food and that was when Zain and Leo came in to eat, so he decided to hang with them.
It wasn't long before a soldier rushed him, panting heavily.
"Sirs, we're under attack."
Hearing the soldier, the people around them got frightened by the news.
"Under attack? Zombies?" Zain asked.
"Yes. There are more than 60 of them." The soldier said, unease settling on his face.
"Dexter will deal with them since they're just zombies. I still gotta finish my meal." Zain said and continued to eat while Leo just gave him a thumbs up.
Dexter sighed as he followed the soldier outside to see a crowd of zombies approaching the camp, running quickly while the soldiers rained bullets on them.
'It's been a while since I fought normally.' Dexter thought as he approached the entrance of the camp.