OBSTACLE II

The 4th group moved quickly as the area they are moving in is more secluded than the 3rd group. They got on top of the rubble and put on grey tarp above them, they only have 3 snipers and they have the most important roles.

"All right boys, see the street lights?"

"Yes"

"If they pass that, we shoot em"

"Yes sir"

They noticed the marked street light and they waited, one of the things that made everything feel so eerie is that there has been no groups or swarm spotted. The only biter that was encountered by any of them was on Toby. Rob noticed a roof covered with solar panels and sits up to see it, as he looks over trying to catch a glimpse of it.

"Are those panels?"

"hm-"

Both teams got alerted as the whole building lights up bright, and Rob gets his answer. 2 roofs covered with Solar panels and a whole parking lot and turbines fully powering the whole building even the equipment, they get to see how much guards are there and just the roaming night guards has already outnumbered both teams. Eugene's group is parked at the free way and they see the bright lights.

"What the fuck is wrong with them?"

"Its like a signal"

The lights slowly turned into blue and purple as they changed it into UV lights, they have no sunglasses in order to counteract the UV lights, the 3rd groups visions become useless as they are pinned to the ground and they cannot move as well.

"I need to destroy those Panels"

"We do need a big destruction sir"

"Right, how many pipe bombs do we have?"

"1 whole box, and that's it"

"We have rope?"

They showed Rob and box filled with pipe bombs, it has nails, screws, and nuts on it. Rob counts it as they gave him ropes, he then commanded them to string together 3 rows of pipe bombs and they quickly did. After a few minutes they only have 13 and a half strings of pipe bombs.

*Rob come in*

"Rob here"

*Can you guys find a way to stop this UV?*

"Yeah, we're near their panels, we can destroy it"

*Good, cuz we're losing our eyes here"

They put smaller and thinner ropes on the pins of the bombs in order to easily pull it off. The start to argue about what to do and who will do it, some of the younger kids who have nothing to lose but their life quickly volunteered. Rob tried to stop them from going but it was useless, the whole group then agreed and it made him have to say yes.

"You kids, better come back"

"....."

"Please"

"We'll try"

"NO! You fucking better come back!"

The 2nd group has gone pass the building and is on their way to Norfolk, the horses who barely got a rest is already showing their fatigue, they are half-way to Norfolk as they see the blinding light behind them.

"Good luck you 3"

"Right boys, if any of your horse got a proper rest, go"

"Thank you Felipe, I appreciate it"

"You're welcome sir"

Only 3 more men rode forward and his remaining men rested on an opening. They got off their horses and pulled them towards the opening, there seems to be a little camp and they all held their weapons. They stopped on their feet and the people behind asked what they are seeing only to be shushed. Bruce and Felipe moved first and slowly they did, the tents seems to have people in it as they rustle and move closer and closer, a shot went off and the horses panicked, some of it even ran away.

"Too much for tired"

2 people came out of the tents and aimed their guns at them.

"Bruce?"

"Oscar!"

"You know this people Alpha?"

"Alpha?"

"Codename"

"Yeah I know them, off with the masks"

Kayla and Matilda took their masks off and Oscar has to apologized for them, she taps them on the head and picks up the 2 from the ground. He greeted them and then they headed to Norfolk this time, they walk on feet. Both sides told them what they have been doing until this moment.

"Hearst?"

"Yeah, apparently"

"Well, we lost Zach"

"Lost?"

"Not dead, sorry.. jut we don't know where he is"

"And Kyle?"

"No idea"

They continued walking on foot towards Norfolk. It seems to be the only place that has not been attacked as the 3 is not in a panic, apparently they were trying to head to Akiminski on their own in order to gather more people as a horde chased after them down to Norfolk.

"You guys must have had it hard?"

"Yeah"

After a few more hours of walking they finally arrived at the town and they entered through the eastern gates. There are still more people fighting as they see men on top of the walls firing down on the horde, they start to us bows and arrows as they don't want to use anymore of their bullets. The horde seems to have outnumbered the bullets that the whole community has, a horde of this unimaginable size could have wiped out half of Mackinaw.

"we need to help boys"

"How sir?"

"Go around the horde make sure you don't get spotted, and try to not separate those fuckers"

"YES SIR!"

"Oh, and wait until the sun is directly high up"

"TURN ON THE UVS!"

They split off on the command of Bruce and Oscar came along with them. They can see that those who cannot fight starts to make more amination, just arrows. Teens helped by carrying the arrows up to the men who continued to rain down.

"We're going on Melee, this area is safe right Matilda?"

"Yes"

"We can probably go against them knowing that these people is safe"

"Right"

Bruce whistled and called on people who can still fight, they put on armor and grabbed any melee weapons, even if it is a plank of wood, anything to crush the heads of those ugly creatures. After a while they started to form ranks in front of the gate and the sun is directly high up, the horde has slowed down and with the addition of the UV rays they seem to have came down into a halt. Oscar and his team slowly moved in and dragging the biter off the horde and killing it, they did so until they just cleared the whole horde and amidst clearing it out they hear a faint explosion from the east.

"Fuck..."

"What was that?"