Realm Wars

197  Regret

"Oi! Rosa!" "Who are you again?" Rosa asked.

Fjord pouted and frowned. "You already forgot about me? It's me, Fjord! The one who brought you here! We just met today!"

"Oh." Rosa went back to inspecting the strange weapons in her hands and ignored Fjord.

Fjord shifted his head left and right and asked, "Where's Ryu?"

Rosa's mood plummeted, and she grumbled, "In the main attack unit."

"Oh. Did you get separated? That's too bad . . . ," Fjord said, voice fading. But then he was back to his jolly self. "You are in the scavenger's team, right? You probably don't know any of these gadgets. How about I explain them to you?"

Rosa finally looked at Fjord with great disinterest and questioned, "What are you doing here anyway?"

"Oh." Fjord rubbed his nose. "I'll be in charge of your transportation. Myla and I are a team. It's our duty to make sure that you guys have a ride out and in from this place."

"Hmm . . ." Rosa checked the bow gun, axe, hammers, and blades on the shelf. It was the only weapons she was familiar with. But she was more interested in these things called guns.

"You probably should just use a weapon that you're accustomed to," suggested Fjord. "But I can teach you how to use a gun if you want. However, I can only explain to you the basics. And I think it would be hard for you to aim if this is your first time."

He then paused and crossed his arms, seemingly thinking of something. "I think that they don't allow first-timers to held a gun cause . . . as per their quote, it would be just a waste of bullets."

". . ." Rosa pressed her lips tight and handed the gun to Fjord. "Show me how to use it."

". . . Didn't you hear what I just said?"

"Move along, squirt. I don't have all day."

All of Fjord's enthusiasm suddenly took a curved. "Egh . . ."

Now he regretted that he even approached Rosa and offered to teach her.

He just hoped that he wouldn't get in trouble. Welp, as long as Rosa didn't waste any bullets, it was all good. He'd just teach him with an empty barrel.

Eventually, Rosa's group took their meal of a single hard expired biscuit and 2oz of water before they headed out.

"I think we're going to die of dehydration and starvation before the undead could get to us," grumbled Aron.

"Shut up. If you're looking for an expensive meal and luxurious accommodation, then I suggest that you go back to sleep." Sneered Brent.

The two argued in the vehicle while Fjord drove them out of the sanctuary. Unlike before, they were in a much larger vehicle that accommodated their group of five. The vehicle was also covered in metal armor and spikes and rotating blades to shred the zombies' flesh when they attempted to come close.

Everyone hushed when the sight of the undead came into view. Rosa was actually feeling sick and feared for once. She really had relied too much on her magic power that she didn't expect she wouldn't be able to use it one day.

And without Ryu, Lucian, or anyone she could rely on, she was even more nervous than before. She could summon Fifi to keep her company, but she quickly disposed of her idea. Without her lightning, Fifi was just a lump of glowing flesh. And besides, she wasn't keen on the idea that Fifi would see her in her weakest state.

She might summon her if it gets dark, though.

Rosa smiled bitterly at herself. She didn't have anyone to blame but herself. It was her confidence and arrogance that led to this event. If only she didn't enter this dungeon, then she might be on her fourth Islet by now.

Lucian . . . she missed Lucian.

However, instead of Lucian, Ryu appeared in her mind for some reason.

Rosa bit her lip and clenched her fingers. That damn good for nothing beast! How dare he leave her alone!

I will definitely won't give Ferris back to you!

The vehicle took a sharp turn, and the ride wasn't smooth sailing when hordes of undead tried to block their way.

"Fuck off," Rosa hissed when Kelly leaned towards her. She pushed her to the side and glared at her.

"I-it's not even me," Kelly cried. "I couldn't help it. It's the gravity!"

The vehicle traveled in astonishing speed and shook and turned in all directions, and Rosa thought, how much longer would they continue to travel like this?

Saxa threw a smirk her way when their eyes met.

"How far till we reach our destination?!" shouted? Brent amidst the chaos outside that drowned their voices.

"More than two hours," answered Saxa. "Like I said in our briefing. We're going to another city that is still unexplored. It's a little far from here, so if I were you, I'd conserved my strength."

Saxa then closed her eyes. But Rosa wondered if she could sleep with all these noises and movements.

It was actually dangerous to go that far from the base. But at this moment, they had no choice because they were pressed out of options.

"It would have been faster if we had a helicopter," Fjord started. "But all our helicopters are either wrecked or needed parts to fix."

It was also Fjord and Myla's mission. They were going to use their time waiting for Saxa's team to be back to search for parts and see if they could find another vehicle to drive.

Preferably a helicopter.

Though young Fjord was already a mechanic. He learned from his father's mechanical shop. And though he was a human, Myla was a powerful elf mixed with a little bit of a dwarven descent. That explains why she was small, but her weapon of choice was a hammer twice her size. She alone was enough to protect him.

Besides, that Fjord carried items that Roger gave him. At least that put his mind at ease when venturing outside, even just a little. Their jobs weren't that hard compared to the scavenger team since finding parts and vehicles wasn't a top priority at the moment. They could retreat to a safe place if things get dangerous.

According to Roger, he even had the option not to look for parts if he wanted to since his life was more important. But since he'd rather not waste his time waiting for the others, he might as well look for parts that would help them in the future.

Who knows, he might find a helicopter!

Fjord was lost in his thoughts, and he went out of focus for a fraction of a moment. And at that exact time, a giant mutated zombie suddenly appeared out of nowhere and toppled their vehicle to the side.

The vehicle rolled on the street before crashing against a building with a loud bang.

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