Code Zulu Alpha: Nerd in the Apocalypse!

A chill must've run through his spine looking at their faces so he instinctively drew his pistol. They were worried for nothing as I normally drove my S-76. The helicopter slowly achieved lift and everyone in the helicopter besides me is still tense on what I might do. We rose in the skies and we could barely see the people below that sent us off.

*bzzt*

"Stay safe kid."

*bzzt*

*bzzt*

"You too, old man."

*bzzt*

*bzzt*

"What the- okay, here you go. Woof! Woof! Woof!"

*bzzt*

*bzzt*

"Hah! Protect our home Zeus while we're away! We'll come back as soon as we can!"

*bzzt*

Zeus responded once more and I drove us to our destination. The perks of having a helicopter in this apocalypse is massive. It would be around chapter 2000+ before a protagonist from a VRMMO novel that I read before gets their hands on a flying vehicle or a mount.

We're making incredible time and we flew straight past the City of Manila. I didn't bother him about our affairs but I'm sure a few of his people or even he himself saw us. We passed the City of Makati, City of Muntinlupa, and onwards to the Rural parts of our country. We passed the Laguna Lake first and we saw in the distance the Taal Lake which has a small volcano right at the center of it. We're seeing more greenery and our Russian friends are starting to get amazed at the scenery despite what's happening below us.

As we start to get closer, there's more farmland than the eye could see compared to houses. There are no wide roads in sight and the road is wide enough for two vehicles to pass through. The first thing we noticed though is that there's even less zombies at this place compared to ours. We're seeing one or two simply roaming around and there's no clumps or clusters in sight.

"We're here." I said.

I finally saw the huge arc with the barangay name that acts as a welcome sign if you reach their barangay and there's a few guards stationed behind their makeshift barricade. You'd see all of the shops when you reach the central part of the barangay while the houses are built in different places or around it. Most of the houses aren't made of stone but there's more greenery here compared to my place. I've been in this place many times before because I know a few acquaintances here though I don't know if they're still alive. The guards were surprised by our presence and they started to wave their hands to give some sort of signal.

"I think that they're making us move forward to that direction further in." Kaley said, pointing near the intersection.

"That sounds about right. Where to park though..." I trailed as I looked around.

I decided to land on top of a convenience store which is right next to their public market and their auction house where I'm seeing a few people on top of the roofs sitting on their chairs, looking at us. A few kids running around were called by their parents to get inside though most of them were curious with our presence.

We vacated the S-76 and there were several people cautiously approaching. They were mostly adults but there are kids hiding themselves sloppily at the corner. I waved my hand at everyone and put on a friendly face. A middle aged guy wearing a jumpsuit and work boots covered in dirt waved back and faintly smiled. We went down the ladder at the side of the store though I asked Jared and Alexei to stay put.

"You must be the people Ilya is talking to on the radio. He said that you'll be coming soon but I thought it would take a few days at least. Right, I forgot to tell you that my name's Danny. I'm one of the- well, I pretty much do everything here but let's say I'm Ilya's partner when tending to the animals. Ilya should be coming here any moment after checking all the fences with the others." the guy said, motioning for a handshake.

"I see. My name's Sky, I lead these people I brought with me. Is your leader here now, by any chance? I wish to get to talk to her for a bit before we take Ilya off your hands. Don't worry, we have a few things we brought to help with him gone." I replied after shaking his hands.

"Ah, Irene's not here yet but she'll be here in a few minutes. Is it urgent? We could fire a flare if you like?" Danny replied.

"No, it's okay. Does the Manzano and Mallorca family still live here? Are they part of your group?" I asked.

"You know them? Well..." he trailed as he looked down.

"I see..." I just nodded a couple of times.

"I'm sorry. They were a friendly bunch. They uh- passed when this thing started. We live near the cemetery here and everyone was caught off guard..." he started to tell the rest of his story and what's left of it could be pieced together. He introduced a few more of the residents and I introduced mine.

A few minutes later, a tall figure wearing a dirty tank top, folded-up pants and combat boots came into view from the distance walking backwards.

"I'm guessing that's Ilya?" I looked at my group.

"Correct, that's him. He's a little tanner than we last saw him though." Tatiana started to wave at him.

Once Ilya's head snapped to our direction, he seemed to wave at someone and a lady took his hand and walked towards us.

"What the-" Nikolas got stunned along with Tatiana. Alexei took notice and he had to look at his scope to see the woman clearly.

"She seems demure and really kind and they are..." Alexei was shaking his head in disbelief.

"Oh! That lady's Aurora, she found Ilya unconscious just inside our fences. She found him one early morning a few weeks ago when her dog's barking non stop. One thing led to another and he's been living at her place ever since." Danny explained.

"She's just living alone with her dog before?" Kaley asked.

"Well… it's kind of a long story and it's something I shouldn't talk about. I think it's best if you'll hear the story from both of them. Here they are. Ilya! What took you so long? Your friends were already here for a few minutes waiting!" Danny tapped his back.

"I need to finish my rounds though I heard the helicopter coming. Hey! What's up you miserable fuckers! Hahaha!" Ilya was excited and he introduced Aurora first to us before hugging it out with his team. Alexei even jumped down and rolled to the ground just to meet his old buddy. Tatiana introduced us three and he walked up to me.

"Hello! So you're the crazy fuck!" he extended his hand.

"Hah! Yes, I am. And you're the poop collector!" I replied while giving him a strong handshake. I felt him gripping me tightly and he let out a surprised expression when I handled him fine. He lets out a smirk before letting go.

"Yes, yes I am. For a few weeks now, heh." Ilya chuckled.

I was about to ask him a few questions but we heard a 6-wheeler truck approaching our direction with speed. We quickly moved to the side and we saw the persons inside with worried expressions. They drove past us though a woman with bloodied clothes looked at me before looking back at an injured kid looking pale.

"WHAT HAPPENED?! IS THAT MICHAEL?!" Danny shouted.

"HE SHOT HIMSELF!!! WE'RE HEADED TO DOC ARTURO!!!" another person riding the truck shouted before they turned left.

The rest of the residents have worried expressions and a few already followed them by running.

"DAMMIT!!!" Danny shouted before starting to follow the others.

"Wait for us! We could help!" I shouted at him.

"WELL FUCKING HURRY UP!!!" he bellowed.

I wasted no time and I shouted to Jared to throw down Kaley and I's Medical Packs. He scrambled on the helicopter to find them but he resorted to throwing both our bags to check for it. Kaley and I just wore our bags and I told my group to guard our helicopter while we head to the kid that was brought in to help in any way we can. We started to sprint towards their infirmary but Danny is getting left behind.

"FUCK!!! JUST GO AHEAD OF ME!!! IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE CHURCH ON THE LEFT, YOU CAN'T MISS IT!!!" he shouted after clutching his sides.

"Dear, stay with Danny and I'll follow these two, okay?!" I heard behind me.

"Sure! Check on him!" Aurora's soft voice resounded.

Ilya is running with us with a worried expression so we sped up even more. We reached the infirmary and there's a crowd outside trying to offer their help. Shouting could be heard from the inside and the generator is just being turned on. Everyone seemed to be on the same page and we just arrived at the scene.

"WE'RE HERE TO HELP!!!" Kaley and I shouted as we pushed everyone to the side.

The generator finally provided electricity to the infirmary and a few lights have turned on. He started rummaging through his doctor's bag but it seemed that he's missing a few things he needed. He turned around to find a few bottles that were empty and he threw them on the ground in a rage.

"I DON'T NEED MORE PEOPLE, I NEED SUPPLIES!!! DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING BECAUSE I FUCKING DON'T!!! I CAN'T EVEN SEE ANYTHING!!!" an older guy bellowed.

"HERE!!! USE EVERYTHING YOU NEED!!!" Kaley and I opened our packs and we brought out a few things he's shouting that he needed.

"HALLELUJAH!!! LOOKS LIKE YOU'LL LIVE YOU LITTLE FUCKER!!! WHO FUCKING TOLD YOU TO BRING MY GUN?! HAH?! YOU'RE FUCKING LUCKY THE BULLET HAS GONE THROUGH THE OTHER SIDE OR- STOP CRYING YOU LITTLE SHIT!!! WANT ME TO FINISH THE JOB OR TURN YOUR LEG TO A SKINLESS LONGANIZA?!" the doctor shouted.

"AHHHHHH!!! I'M GONNA DIE~!!! I'M GONNA DIE~!!!" the kid shrieked.

"SHUT THE FUCK UP OR I'LL KILL YOU MYSELF!!!" the doctor smacked the kid's head.

"Is he really a doctor?!" I thought to myself.