Ungrateful person
Chapter 16
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It was his first time testing such an idea where he needed to use his blood to cure the wound of another. He did not know what would happen next so he became guarded and cautious.
Plus as a person, Marc did not want to see another person dying in front of him.
Although he knew of the danger that a stranger would pose to him at this kind of time, he could not help himself helping the guy.
Marc now noticed the strange where the man's skin began to crawl with his veins acting like small worms pulsating weirdly on the surface of his skin.
"What… is happening? Is this how my blood would cure a person?" he thought as he observed cautiously.
30 minutes later… The strange phenomenon has stopped and the man who seems to have been breathing with only half of his life on the line suddenly calmed down.
He already knew that his blood has a strange effect on the zombies, and now he could tell that it has a beneficial effect on a living person.
"This is dangerous… I should keep this secret for myself for now." he thought as he looks at the man with all of his wounds already closed.
Marc left the room and went back to the 4th floor. He has already barricaded the whole floor where his flat is and the only entrance to that place is through the 2nd-floor junction of the building.
When he enters the room on the 4th floor, he saw Mint on the sofa cleaning her nails.
"Huh? Did you get wounded?" Mint suddenly said with a worried expression on her face.
Marc looks at his clothes and notices that there are some traces of blood.
"Nah, it's not mine… I… I helped someone. I left him on the first floor…"
When Mint hears this she suddenly became a bit excited. It has been a long time since she has last seen another person other than Marc, so she feels a bit elated for some reason.
But suddenly her expression sank when she remember something.
"Marc… You… you should be careful. We do not know if that person is hostile, and would become aggressive towards us…"
Hearing her words, Marc nodded his head. He is not that stupid to know that in times of danger, the most dangerous of all is human nature.
It is said that human nature is carnal and savage, and according to history, this is actually true. The laws of society are the only way for men's natural self to be controlled. If not then we would all fall into the dark ages where men would lose themselves in doing what they wanted.
As someone who has been in society before becoming a loner, Marc knew of such a danger.
"I know, I will observe him first. If I think he is not dangerous, I will introduce you to him…" Marc showed a faint smile on his face.
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On the first floor, inside one of the flats
"Ugh… Am… Am I dead?" a man muttered as he opened his eyes and looks at his surroundings.
When he moved he suddenly feel a slight stinging pain from his side.
He quickly checked his wounds and then feels a bit confused when he saw that the wounds have already closed and have formed scabs.
"Did my natural healing improve after that battle?" he muttered.
Although a bit confused, he feels relaxed as he discovered the amazing thing on his body.
He then roams his sight in the flat and was surprised to see that there is actually electricity inside.
Then he noticed the food served on the table.
The man feels a bit cautious but when he could sense that no one is inside, he walked to the table and looks at the dish.
He then saw a letter.
"This is your meal, eat up for you to recover…" he reads then showed a faint smile on his face.
"Hmm… Naïve…" he muttered.
He crumpled the paper and then began eating.
He could not help but want to tear up when he tasted the delicious food. It has been a while since he tasted such food. Although it is just canned food and instant noodles, it still made him cherish the taste.
After a while, he finished his meal and then checked his gears.
Seeing that nothing is missing, he began looking around the room.
"I could make this my own secret base…" he thought then looks at the door.
He suddenly heard footsteps coming in his direction.
Knock! Knock!
Marc knocks and then slowly opened the door.
When he peeks inside, he saw the man already sitting beside the bed and looking at him.
"Ah, you're already awake. How do you feel?" Marc showed a kind smile on his face as he walked beside the man and put his backpack which looks full of food.
The man's eyes almost bulge when he heard the sound of canned food inside.
"I'm sorry, I left to patrol the surroundings and get some supplies…" Marc explained as he puts the bag to the side.
"By the way, what is your name and where do you come from?" he asked as he sits down and began opening the backpack.
When the man saw the many canned meat, and instant noodles his eyes almost bulge out of his socket.
"This guy is carrying a treasure throve…" the man thought.
"I… I'm Remy… Remy Pulaski…"
Marc did not say anything and just continue to unload the cans and put them on the shelf next to him. When the man did not say anything, he looks at him.
"… and? Where did you come from?" Marc added calmly.
"From a… from a military base at the outskirts of the city…" Remy Pulaski replied with a frown.
"Hmm… That is a bit far, how did you come to this place? Aren't those things still out there?"
"I have a group… I was separated from them."
Marc nodded his head and then finished placing the canned meat on the shelf.
"Well, I'm Marc Lee… This might not be much for a home, but it is already enough for me… You are welcome to stay but you have to help gather supplies… If you wanted to leave, then I will not stop you…" Marc said with a smile and then turns around exposing his back to the man.
Remy frowned and sneer at Marc's naivety in exposing his back to a stranger.
Seeing the exposed back of Marc... Remy could not help but squints.
Remy Pulaski is one of the survivors in the military base that was able to escape along with his girlfriend. He is 28-years-old and was a part of a gang in the city.
He lives a good life, and seldom intimidates people.
He and his crew are what you call, special members of a gang.
In their gang, his group has a special name.
They are called the Adjudicator… the people that the gang called when things go south.
His career was successful, and he has a beautiful girlfriend. He would say that his life is almost complete.
The night before the chaos, he was working on a case given to him by his boss.
The case is about an old man who did not want to go out of his house. That old man has been cooped up in the house for weeks now and would attack anyone that would enter his house.
As Remy enters the old man's house, he quickly noticed something weird.
A strange foul smell is coming out of the old man's house. This smell made him feel that something is wrong. He has been called to evict the old man from the apartment no matter what.
As he forces his way inside, he was meet with a gruesome scene.
He almost vomited when the foul stench of dead flesh assaulted his nose upon opening the door.
Then he noticed that blood could be seen everywhere in the apartment.
"Old man! Where are you?!" Remy shouted as he walks inside.
He soon heard some crunching sound coming from the kitchen. When he enters the kitchen, he saw an old man standing with his back on his and his body is covered in blood and strange liquid.
He could tell that the old man is eating something.
So when his eyes landed on the thing on the kitchen table, he immediately staggered backward.
"Hey, you! Are you crazy?!" he shouted.
As if hearing his shout, the old man suddenly stopped eating and then turns towards him.
That was when he realized that the old man is not the same old man, he has seen before.
He seems to have changed.
Blood red eyes, mouth as wide as its jaw, and on his teeth is a row of razor-sharp teeth. The face of the old man is emaciated like that of a dried corpse, but the green veins pulsating on his face made Remy's back drenched in a cold sweat.
He did not want to believe it, but right in front of him is the familiar appearance he had seen many times in the movies.
If he still did not know what is happening, then he would already be called stupid.
When the old man snarled, he knew that his conjecture was true.
"A zombie?" he muttered and quickly took a step back.
When the old man who has now become a zombie lifted his arms, his heart of Remy immediately sank.
"Damn it!" he cursed as he suddenly sent a kick to the old man.
Bam!
His strong physique and powerful kick sent the old man tumbling behind the kitchen table.
Remy did not hesitate to run outside.
He did not think twice to close the door and then run back to his car and go home.
That was when he noticed that the road became chaotic.
He and his girlfriend stayed at home and waited for the government to take action.
Soon, he received the government call and went to the survivor's settlement.
With his influence, Remy was able to give a tent to his wife and they lived in peace for a while. That was until he suddenly found out that he actually gained a strange power.
He was accepted to live with those that have special powers like himself.
However, what he thought to be a safe zone became a place of suffering for his girlfriend.
A week after entering the survivor's base, she became ill.
A month later, she recovered but she is not herself anymore. It seems that she became traumatized or something.
Well, it was not actually something that he did not know.
The leader of his team was actually interested in Amy, his girlfriend. And when he was out on a mission, his leader grabbed this chance to assault her.
He knew this… but he was helpless at that time.
However, in this mission, he has already gotten his revenge. In this mission, he has taken down his team leader along with his companions who have done such atrocities to his partner.
But how could nothing have changed in Remy's heart? In fact, Remy's mind is already a mess when he has discovered the incident. And he has been holding on for a while.
What snapped his mind totally and his desire gone free is when he saw the food.
All he can think of right now is to kill the man in front of him and get the food for his beloved one.
If he could do this, then maybe… maybe she would recover her sanity and the two of them would live a good life again together.
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"This guy is too naïve… Amy, my dear… if I take this home to you, I know that you will come back to me… This is my only chance to get you back… Hihi…" Remy thought as his expression became sinister.
With a swift flash of his hand, he quickly unsheathes the dagger in his hand and then suddenly stood up.
Without hesitation, he quickly grabbed Marc's neck with his arm and then plunges the dagger straight into his back.
When Remy saw that his attack was successful, he showed a wicked smile on his face.
"You can only blame yourself for this… Hihi…" Remy excitedly turns around and then rushes back to the shelf.
He began to put the canned meat in the bag.
But before he could continue what he was doing, he suddenly stopped.
Then he could not help but turn around. What he saw made his eyes bulge with disbelief.