Her ears got ringing for several minutes. As her mind resumed to the stable stage, her eyes opened and saw the many lives ruined to sacrifice the arrival of killer robots. Previously, all sensations ceased and her vision stopped dead. Every moment became the slow-motion picture before resuming to the normal stage. She witnessed OJ danced drastically as if he was dancing on the furious fire pit, the same rhythm of hundreds of bullets fusillading into his body. His corpse, like a spongy, fell onto the ground in front of her. The last minute, he had been alive, spoken and shared ideas.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡfrCVcHl8ig
O.J. Simmons, a waiter, died at aged twenty-three.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡG7cD1eRnhw
It might be her habit to question everything. She wondered what the point of this experiment is. To search for the cause? To test the ability? But how about an ordinary human like her? They were fragile and weak. Comparing to the Risk, if there was none of them in this group, she would have died at the first hour of the experiment.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUpWEx0jxR
“Ouch!”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡONirIu83Cq
Oslo yelped when he got a shot wound. Alexis quickly turned to check on him. He got shot at the right shoulder because of the reflected bullet; she guessed. She looked and him and swiftly looked at O.J.’s dead body lying like an unselected meat. The heat in her body increased as if someone added the fuel. Her quivering from fear gradually faded away. “Get down. Don’t move,” she told him. The right hand pressed his back while trying to think of the way out. Her nerves danced under the skin. She tried to look through the curtain of dust, seeing Wade hid behind a desk with Sarah besides. When the bullet storms disappeared, the flock of zombies returned. They were behind the crumbled wall. Noel stood up and randomly threw the bullets at mechanic killers and the zombies. Zombies came with its flocks with more four metal killers. copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjywWAKNX2
A sound of error machines, the killer robots could not move. Looked like they got stuck. She understood. Ben was controlling them and they were smart enough to resist the force, still not strong enough to defeat him. copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡkAWKxAhxTP
“There’re robots as I said,” Wade yelled to claim he was right.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡoICGakbjnO
Ben detained three robots but he could not defeat them either so what he could only do was to bind them. Alex fought against the other one. Tessa and Noel put all their effort to decrease the zombies. But soon, they all would be killed.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡJG7id4TXRR
“Sarah, where are you?” Ben called her.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcrVWYwewq
Primary, she seemed to be confused and then she understood what she could do. The blonde woman sought the way to get out of the shelter and she stood glaring at one of the killer robots.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3U9GBj0NCo
“Don’t crouch. The robots can’t shoot us now. Hurry! We must resist the zombies.” Alexis shouted to the remaining. “Oslo, you hide here.” Smoothing his head, she left him.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡBm5IFiMyfE
“No! It’s dangerous! Your shooting is not that good!”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfRRbOPH2m
It did not matter. She might not good at shooting but once she pulled the trigger, at least it helped. At first, Alexis feared zombies and the fear froze her from head to toes but during the escape, she realized that what she feared was not them but death.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡ86hhMSANGd
Then, Alex attacked his component with his marvelous shockwaves causing its mechanic arm removed out of the body; the sound echoed around the area. Drops of sweats appeared on his face. Boom! One of the robots exploded. Perhaps, Sarah did it. And another Boom! Noel bombed a large flock of zombies. And Tessa’s agonic cry because the laser released from the robots’ eyes nearly cut her into halves. She was lucky enough to flee in time, still got a burnt. At the moment that Ben tried to escape the laser, the two killers were freed but unfortunately, they were controlled again. Tessa lay down on the floor with her hand covering the burning skin on the arm. They cursed all, cursed the government, the zombies, the robots, the dead corpses, and even the small pieces of ruins. Although Noel carried bombs, how they could eliminate the robots? The only shooting was not enough. Looking at Ben’s face, he was exhausted and might be the one exploited most of the energy. If we did not have him, doom.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡchzi0eAMNQ
She looked sideways, noticing Alex’s component was going to emit the laser cannon. Look carefully at its eyes, the beeping red light appeared before...she managed to get down. “Fuck! Bloody Robot!” Followed by an explosion, finally, Alex was capable of defeating it. Two robots and zombies that were enjoying human-meat buffet remained. She looked back at the other two robots. They were charging the laser cannon. A sudden decision popped up in her head; hesitated…yes, she was not certain if she was correct or mad. Whatever, if I don’t try, I die anyway. Her feet moved towards one of the working metal killers.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡrc6i4h6UZ9
“What’re you doing?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡg7gxo3qZR6
She dragged a steel chair weighted around one kilogram and jumped on the table before smashing its head with the tool in her hands. Feeling the impact of the reflexive force to the bones, the metal head part turned to the other robot while it emitted the laser cannon ripping burning its friend’s head to dust. “Ben! Turn it to the zombies” its body rotated as she requested. “Free it.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3nMln0WaO
Owing to the size of bullets and the dynamic shooting from the heavy machine guns, apart from resisting the zombies, they destroyed them all. However, the robot was not an obedient pet. Despite the fact that the head bended queerly. The function still worked. But she sat breathing hard. Both of her hands felt sore. Without a single thought, she grabbed her gun aiming at shooting it but the robot floated and flew bumping to the other side of the wall for several times until the head and body scattered, defeated.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡMC0SV5a1Z9
Silence.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfgrMEucEl
The chaos changed to the tranquility. Only the sound of breathing, relief, and agony of the injured. Oslo walked towards her, sat, and gave the warm embrace. “How is your wound?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡiQpGCL3DHe
“Don’t worry.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡruQsmMxwOw
Her eyes met Wade’s. He gave her a big tired smile. None of the enemies took a visit…not for this time.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZLWrxBWKf
“If we arrive at the safe zone, remind me to give this girl a kiss.” After finishing the talk, Ben fell down on his legs, rested.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡi26HIItMma
“That’s Rami and Becky.” Alexis pointed her finger at them. They were lying under the corpse of a boy without his head. Rami had a strange gesture. His hands caught his chest and breathed difficultly. Oslo and Alexis checked on them, attempting not to pay interest in the other dead bodies.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NESg1ENys
“Rami, are you injured?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡkes5aTDMPo
He refused. “Chest pain.” copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡ17q8P9QiWc
Another bang sounded nearby. All became alert. She turned to the source of the sound. Noel made it. On the floor, a girl was crying calling her dead friend, “Rachel.” Her eyes examined the corpse with understanding. Most of her body had been ripped off revealing the bone beneath but she had been alive until Noel gave her mercy.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡtY07Qg9v4H
From the previous match, they arrived at the first safe zone without any enemies ambushing or attacking. Hearing explosion from somewhere afar, lucky that all the members in her group still remained alive, the numbers of travelers decreased regardless. Like the boy who loved to contradict her words, only two left. They walked with hands on each other necks all the time. The total number could not reach twenty.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡYoVqu6k8T9
The distinction of the safe zone was the automatic glass door revealing foods, weapons, medical aids, and the space for resting, which persuaded them dashing into it. Each sought their own space. Alexis treated Oslo’s bullet wound and her own small injuries. The girl wished the effect of the medications would be similar to where she had left. This was because she had never had many wounds around her body, excluding Bruce and Cameron event. “How are you?” she asked Tessa who came to get a bottle of water. Her girlfriend just smiled, showing the bandage on her arm.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡwVhX377Tq4
Suddenly, Oslo asked her. “Do you think Belinda will survive?” Jerking his head to Ben and Alex, he continued, “Even though we have Noel, we wouldn’t make it if we don’t have them. How about Bel?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6T270To9pt
“Is it she who causes us all troubles?” Wade interrupted. They did not know when he came. Alexis did not answer. She had never thought of Belinda.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡRnRNOmU8vN
Noel called for a brief meeting before spending precious time to relax. “We’ll go to the upper floor but will rest for about six hours before moving on.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡi1IzZLH6F7
“Six hours? We should race to the exit as fast as possible.” The same boy made the protest but this time his tone sound more politely contrasting to the tone that provoked her anger.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡbM0dU17ibw
“Boy, if you want to survive throughout the experiment, you must be ready to fight anything. We ran like mad and fought until we run out of energy. Six hours, remember, it’s six hours we haven’t slept yet. How can we move on? If you find zombies or killer robots, how can you defeat it?” Noel explained with the voice of a saint.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡL2UDPI0JQv
Everybody separated to manage themselves. Only Alexis was motionless, pondering about the same old topic, the experiment. Causes of abnormalities. She walked towards Ben and Alex. Both men were arranging their homemade bed made from piles of clothes they brought from the shelf.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡx9xfJw1qDG
“Hey, guys.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOty2nA9FL
“Ah, yes, I haven’t given you my reward...”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡGrNA5Dj5na
“When did you know you’re gifted?” She stared at Alex’s eyes, remembering Becky had asked this kind of question and his face turned pale. “I’m sorry but this is serious.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡAUj792Eash
The tall man shrugged his shoulders. “Car slid…” A glance to his best friend, she noticed it. “I woke up at the hospital and realize I have it.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡR05kz7I9ho
So she turned to Ben who was stretching his mouth. “Since I can remember.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡVXPIyVmR0J
“He speaks the truth.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1BDlJNnoYQ
“Why you have to assure my word?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡFQRLbqSTAa
“Why?” And Alex smiled knowingly. “I know. You’re attempting to search for the answer.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡhv77eF2Bx3
“Should I? Nearly be a dead meat. Do you guys know about Sarah?’copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡkyFYTpMhNL
Both shook their heads so she returned to her place and waited for her friend to come out of the restroom. And when she came out, Alexis fired the questions at once.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sBZeMq7F0
“My power?...Ah yes, I was seventeen, the same age as yours. (“Eighteen”, Oslo corrected.) That day, I returned from my friend’s house, forgot to call my driver. A stalker caught me, attempting to rob and rape me. And then, he was suffering from something and died. I saw fume came out of his mouth…for a while, I just realized I did it.” While she told her story, Sarah had the habit to play her hair. “It’s a strange feeling. It’s like you just perceive the ability.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡhXwo4L47mC
There are some connections. Alexis was capable of perceiving it from the stories of Sarah, Alex, and Tessa. These three experiences had the similar connections which were different from Ben’s story. They received the ability after the incident that severely impacted their mind, the fatal situation, rage, need of being survival, and pressure, there was a stimulus that was the key to release their unrevealed power. Stimuli…but if she was correct, the zombie and killer robot was not needed. They did not have to waste this large quantity of budget to build this place just to make them fear. Or was it not enough?copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡaHbQG5fsm2
No matter what the connections were, she perceived the existence of the answer, as though smelling the food, knowing what the ingredients were but she was not certain which menu was exactly.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡduvOtJBTQh
“What did you get?” asked Oslo. He loved to touch the gauze Alexis made it so she had to hit his hand. Wade who was arranging the floor bed joined the conservation. copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡU7erwjcBqz
“You’re thinking about this experiment, are you?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡdBgorWtGoQ
This is the first time Alexis and Wade instantly pondered of the same thing.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡJCkerOX2HO
“I’m thinking of the reason why they let us live with luxury, facilities before falling to this hell. It’s like they attempted to play with our mind and change everything to see our reaction or…something more.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡjCWy3sRg4i
“Tell me more.” Ben’s voice ringed in her ears without expectation.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡPiT5Gl2a1r
“Oh! Please! Don’t do this again. Just met zombies, I’m going to have a heart attack!”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1K3lYuaWxS
“They can’t speak.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRuHpyahOe
The girl rolled her eyes and glanced at Alex who was sleeping. Ben intruded into the circle. She thought of the word “Checkpoint I”, her hairs stood up. “Shit. This is Checkpoint I…one!”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡzEwtKdOMoP
“If there is another Checkpoint, I prefer to end my life here,” Wade said with knees on his chin.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡdpAhLzMVwj
“Ben, we’re talking about the experiment and the cause of the abilities. For Tessa’s case, it happened after being humiliated and pressured. For Sarah, she firstly used the power when getting trapped. Alex received the ability after the accident. Do you see something?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡNhbhYAQ8RF
He hugged his chest, rotating up his hand to pointing himself, “What about me?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡmrjTU36IQv
Alexis tried to describe her thinking calmly. The girl showed her two fingers. “Perhaps there are two cases: those who gain the ability since birth and those whose ability is hiding and needs something to trigger, such as fear, anger, or fatal situation. These factors may be the key to unlock your power. Like your friend’s case, this is why the authority arrests the Suspects.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡy3U8kGH7Bd
Ben still remained the same post, except the pointing finger. “Aha, that’s intriguing. BUT, if they want to provoke us with fear why don’t they cage us and torture?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡrouCGtcxB4
That was the problem she could not solve. Oslo nodded in agreement. “He’s right.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡcXvwRpzY8p
“It may not specific about provoking us.” Ben picked up a cigarette and lit it. Alexis made the unpleasant expression. “In here, there’s no a smoke detector, I hope.” He made a fume. “Another reason is they are trying to test our limit. I mean my limit. Don’t you know? It can be developed.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡtGtoOO4wVF
Sarah who was about to sleep on Wade’s laps wake herself up to listen. Ben winked at her. “You know well. For those who discovered the power since childhood like me, comparing my power today to that day, it’s very different. When I was a kid, I could move little things. And now, you can see. Alex too, he hardly controlled the direction of the force wave, now he applies it for several conveniences. I don’t oppose you. In contrast, I agree with you, Bambi, all of it. Just a little addition.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡKm4fYLIbjj
“But what we encountered is fucking hard. Before we realize our unrevealed ability…”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡgvhL18bB6k
“It’s random.” Wade indicated the fact. “If we survive and can express our ability, it means we can make the research progress. But we die; it means we are the unqualified sample. The authority doesn’t want anyone to go back. Remember? No one returns. So if we survive, we’re the Risk and beneficial to the research. And if we can’t, yeah, we can’t.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1A0uYPi2me
“Does anyone feel like you are going to have a special power?” asked Sarah.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡI6ANmzz5LT
All teenagers from San Bosa shook their heads.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡp1oHNqQZ2X
“Just the first zone, don’t make the conclusion so fast. That’s why they build four zones.” He also left a final message before going to bed. “The symptoms before you realize it are not the same to everyone as well. Some have the symptoms. Some haven’t.” He did not forget to smooth her shoulder and returned to his post. They did not continue the conservation because Noel beckoned them to go to bed like a strict father.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡj3xkxv9Qyv
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Mr. Colton was lecturing the history about the pre-apocalypse. June was sitting next to her, dozing off. Haven’t dreamed like this for a while. Alexis attentively listened to the teacher.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡyu1XbPn1Oq
“Many nations made all the effort to stop the destruction of the environment but their collaboration could not stop the influent nations to exploit the natural resources. They denied the fact of the natural deterioration and the climate change and claimed that it was the false propaganda to ruin the economy. To wake you up from your daydreaming, Ms. Avery June Joyce, please tell me what is the first disaster that human encountered before the apocalypse?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7tws01BQA
June glanced with eyes pleading at her. Alexis murmured in the lowest volume, “Unknown Fatal Fever Outbreak.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7VSKAYJQDO
“U..n..known…fe…ver…outbreak,” June answered him. copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡQcjS9vHxwv
Mr. Colton readjusted his glasses and gave her a cold smile. “Very good.” June smiled but the teacher turned to Alexis. “Very good friend, Ms. Davis, and how it leads to the second disaster?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡXvDq15r3Hi
Alexis gave him the answer at once, “The World’s health association and the other organizations were incapable of producing the cure. The outbreak spread around the world. The influent nations closed the country to prevent the epidemic and to preserve their natural resources for their people. With the increasing demand for basic human needs, the war to conquer the natural resourced started. And this war is the second disaster or the second wave.” copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡEOexzPviF9
Mr. Colton gazed at the girl, admiring instead of frustrating. “That’s right. Ms. Joyce, please focus on your lecture more. Write the article revealing your attitude towards the historic event we study today. Hand in on Friday before five O’clock.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7vlrnvW43t
Everybody moaned in agony. Some collapsed on the table.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0Yer0jT40
After class, Alexis walked towards Mr. Colton. Perhaps, the dream would help her understand the world more. June leaned on the door with a boring look when she insisted to talk with the teacher before hanging out with her.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJPqgofMHU
“Any question, Ms. Davis?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡVPphgNMcSP
“Yes, Mr. Colton. I would like to know if the post-apocalypse—I mean what we have learned, is it the fact?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡGsQFHiF0cK
The teacher stared at her. With this face, it transmitted the sense of unfamiliarity as if she had not recognized him. The girl turned to June who was waiting. Wait for seconds! She told her friend through her lips.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1otQOKf3wW
Wow, she’s so beautiful. copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsMnJ2awf3
Who’s that?copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡmVwcAdvgdH
She returned to the teacher of history class. He still glared at her but this time his face was so scary.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1f5v6TflWM
The girl got stunned by his peculiar answer. “This is your dream, the dream from your memory. But if you don’t like the old days, maybe you should stop controlling your dream.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡiUe4hY7sum
As she turned back to June, her friend smiled but the smile got wider and creepily wider. Her beautiful face changed to something horrible like a corpse and then she leaped baring sharp teeth to tear her body!copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQi23Tfyat
“June/No!”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡgbJlHPfXbc
Alexis breathed heavily. Some sent her the menacing eyes due to the fact that her scream woke them up.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡJt6YyoWFRq
“Dream of your bestie?” asked Wade, changed the position from laying down to sitting.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ohkqkeGSo
“Hey, look at my wound. It turns to scab,” said Oslo. He was surely awake before her.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡa9ATuhIKeT
On the other hand, she did not check on any of her friends but stared fixedly at the girl who just got up the same time, screamed like her. The little red head sat tiredly, hugged her chest. At the moment, the pair of green eyes met hers. Becky looked at her with the question mark on that young face.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡWYn3WVsTBk
“Did you dream of a classroom and a beautiful girl transformed into a monster?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡkDIBX9VcPO
The girl widened her eyes, staring in return and… “Oh…”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZXaTsrCcG
Chapter 23 Timebombcopyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9ETdBPFuq
Several models of firearms were laid disorganized on the shelf. The young man with amber eyes surveyed them from left to right. One of his hands picked up one, took a closer look, and left it. He continued this ritual again and again until he found the model that suited him. The new selected model had the larger gun barrel and better function than the old one he had carried. Another hand held a piece of bread that contained no taste. He was eating and choosing weapons at the same time, heartless. Looking at the one who still lay down lazily but looked at him, he said, “If we exploit our energy like yesterday, we have to waste a longer time for resting.” Ben threw a new gun on Alex’s laps. But the dark-hair man received it professionally. “If a few appear, we’d better use gun.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0P3Iq1RmdH
Alex sat down squeezing his eyes. “Why they talk so seriously?” Gestured him to Alexis’ group. They were discussing something with the dreamy Becky and all looked uneasy.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡbNH9YABqcO
“Go ask them.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6IYLCbmrRR
The tall young man crept out of the bed made of a large pile of clothes, in his slow movement. “What did you talk with them yesterday?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRHUz7Vru9
“Thought you sleep.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9FXQOVrqlE
“Yeah, so sleepy. I was afraid it’ll be a long talk. I want to sleep but it doesn’t mean I don’t wanna know.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡfsmddZoAqf
Ben put the magazines into the bags more than the first time. In spite of the full night sleep that regained his energy, he had to think of the worst chance that they might be able to stop at the safe zone again. He did not like to be at bay and without special ability like the others. The worst situation was if he lost the power and trapped by killer robots and starving zombies, it was the doom day. He had never thought of the advantage of his superiority until today.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡrh68cGg88L
“Bambi had an interesting idea about this experiment. She thinks they attempt to arouse something inside us.” Alex cocked an eye brow so Ben explained what Alexis was thinking in the full version.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡhhqe8f9zGv
“Really interesting,” Alex hugged himself nodding up and down. Ben wondered if he meant he interested in Bambi’s idea or Bambi herself. “Stimulation to unlock…now, let’s see Rami the genius, what his power will be.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡdVXA8azwLZ
The hand that almost reached to the water bottle abruptly paused in the air. “What?” Ben had not observed the others. “Rami?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡMdhTmtACBI
Alex nodded again to confirm his word. Those dark eyes had no sign of dreaming and he had not smoked yet as they arrived here, he sought a place to sleep right away and after that, he mentioned a new Risk? “He acts queer. Maybe he doesn’t realize it yet?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡnS0O784hHK
He glanced at the sixteen-year-old boy who was the senior student at a college like them. Behind the circle shaped glass, Rami seemed to lack sleep. And he spoke to none which was weird. Even though he was stick with Becky like brother-sister, this boy loved to chat with other people. But this time, it was Becky who was talking.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡMVFKvNU5kG
Their eyes met, a knowing sight for Alex and Ben, so he threw the backpack to his friend, “help me arrange my thing. Have to do the journalist job.” Walking towards the boy, he saw Rami arranging his stuff with brows knotting to each other. He did not even know that a friend was standing beside him.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡ47Tm0fPARr
“I don’t know what I’ve done. Like I want to do it!”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡjfkj4rr8I9
“How possible?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡTv4yfAmaFH
“But everything she told us is what I dreamed.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡQKOJ6PYWqQ
Play fortunetelling? He moved his head in denial, having zero interesting in the conservation among teenagers from San Bosa and the insane Becky.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡnJ6H2a8ujR
“Hey,” he greeted the boy.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡDcnHLCh7NX
Rami looked up and when he saw Ben, “hey.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡODHDnNtmJT
“Not bright today?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡc7DjOFuXaN
The boy looked around before giving him the answer with eyes of indifference. “Do you think we can laugh after facing those things?” Then jerking his head to Becky and Alexis, Rami continued, “Hear what they’re talking? Becky just entered Alexis’ dream.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡPN0cvLONTC
He stared at him before releasing a smile and a soft laughter. “Do you believe it?” A short menacing glance, Alexis gave it to him which implied that she could hear them talking. He raised a brow to irritate her.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡKIgrlDfOZZ
The boy with glasses shook his head but eyed on him disapprovingly. “You’re not the kind of people who believe it but Becky can tell what Alexis dreamed. I listened from the start. Well, not believed it at first but now, I hesitate.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡIc6lwV10Sb
So Ben intruded to the circle. “Any news?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHYOTuzIht
“You don’t want to listen,” Alexis cut off. “Let’s prepare. Noel and his sisters are waiting for us.” And they separated so he returned to Rami and shrugged.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1bBtweIle
“Let’s wait ‘till Becky gets into your dream.” Ben laughed. The little red head would not like to see my dream because she would see only a dead body of a woman in the sea. But as he rethought, he did not want anybody joined the dream. The only important reason was he wanted to stay with Nat alone and it was the only time he could. And if Becky could do that, what was the usefulness of her power? He picked up the word “suck” to describe the advantage of this ability when it was incapable of increasing the survival rate.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡI3rPpXKqYC
“I want to know more about you. What are you?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡBMkAAe4aXl
Rami drew back. “What’re you saying?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡDinOTQl8zH
The older narrowed his eyes with a smirk as if he knew everything. “Not a scary thing. I count these people as gifted. Tell me. What’s your power?” He pointed to Alex who gave him a middle finger in return.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡniLP7aNRAL
“That jerk wasn’t born gifted.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡucxOM83Rj0
The boy hesitated. It seemed like he did not assure to tell him but in the end, he revealed it. “Yesterday, I…” He squeezed his hands. “I listened to you and Alexis talking.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡcWiALcr7k1
“And?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHjAxqLkil
“Did you feel it? Did you feel…it’s strange…something strange inside of you?” He nodded. Certainly, it had never felt it but because of the experience with Alex, it could be regarded as truth. “I didn’t notice it until yesterday when I protected Becky from the robots, I was sure the bullets got me. I th0ught it’s the end. I was going to die and…”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5MyDBkMEc5
“Imagined it?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡEp2XZO9qWt
Rami took of the outer wear and showed him his back. Ben drew back when seeing a lot of bullets traces on the fabric but his skin had not been harmed. Ben just realized Rami go no bruiser neither slight wound as souvenirs, but…, “No one sees it? Even Becky?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡrLbLmJb73u
He shook his head, turning to face him, and wore the outer shirt. “No. As we’re here, I find this jacket to cover it.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9h1NSmzxy
“This is the first time?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡEbXH9Xvinr
The boy nodded. “Yes, before that, I don’t feel it, No idea. During the time we stayed in the dorm, I stumbled and fell. My knee got small bruises.” Then he lowered the volume of his voice. “Don’t tell anyone. I don’t want to be used as a shield…What!”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡMPdYBzHNGK
The sudden siren resonated through the speakers on the ceiling above. He just saw them. The dirty white light in the room turned to red and it blinked several times before everything resumed to the same old situation…silence. He met Alex’s eyes from across the room. At the same time, his hand reached to grab the nearest gun in preparation. What the hell would emerge here?copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡh9UybHrxhY
Without expectation, only someone cleared the throat through the microphone and he said, “Hello?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Va3Dj08Bo
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“Hey, it’s not twenty-four hours but we lost almost half of the samples (“the samples?” Ben mumbled.) Don’t lose heart. The exit may be far from here but not too far to reach out. If you all make haste, be more careful, maybe all the survivors will get to the exit. To give you some encouragement, we have installed ten privilege port in ten locations. This is the best offer to all of you. The express transport to the exit. Oh! Don’t forget that it will activate for only one passenger. Who is the lucky one? Find the port before the others and get your butt out of here. So! Don’t be a slow runner. We hope to see you guys soon. Good luck!”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUdJspqUWH
He left a microphone drop and the sound cut off. The news about the transport port revitalized the depressed atmosphere.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡS3D26gm7pY
“That moonhead,” Ben muttered, recognized this voice.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0mLOIBcMe
“We must search for it before anyone uses it,” a boy said.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡgB8ukBTLvQ
A smirk appeared on Ben’s face, satirized his thinking.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡsoT6q0nM8N
“It’s the trap,” Noel objected.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡLFN7qCQ2OD
“Why?”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5epzz1tkx
“One passenger per one use. There are only ten and where are they? The forth zone? We’ll waste our time to search for it.”copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡjNVdTmdg9l
And if ten people fine one, we kill each other. Noel did not overact. Ben hit Rami’s back softly and separated from him. Once he returned, Alex had prepared all the stuff.copyright protection79ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4U1R1suSuj
“He has hardening skin,” he summarized. Alex made a wow. “That’s great.” Ben carried the backpack, unlocked the safety on the gun; he was ready to go. “Bambi’s theory seems to be more reasonable now.”83Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJKqEXk0aBa
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